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Kemaul Simbhu Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Appositives question

Hello all,


I'm not sure if this was answered before, but I couldn't seem to find it on this forum. Can an appositive begin with a verb? For example:


James, known for his cooking, prepared a delicious meal for us.


Now I know that if you delete "James" (the subject of the sentence), the remaining sentence would be "Known for his cooking prepared a delicious meal for us." This logically doesn't make any sense. So I would think that "known for his cooking," is NOT an appositive. I have heard that it can actually begin with a past participle.

  

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That is not an appositive. It is a modifier. It is a participial phrase.

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  • That is not an appositive.
  • It is a modifier.
  • It is a participial phrase.
  • It functions as an adjective.
  • It modifies the noun before it.
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That is not an appositive. It is a modifier. It is a participial phrase. It functions as an adjective. It modifies the noun before it.

An appositive restates or renames the noun it follows:

Mr. Smith, my English teacher, is very funny.

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