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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Call it an appositive?
Hi. What is the underlined part grammatically? Could it be an appositive? What does the adverbs modify? Thank you.
He likes to collect pencils, especially/particularly red pencils.
He likes to collect pencils, especially/particularly red pencils.
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Yes, a non-restrictive appositive of a sort; it is called 'particularization' by Quirk et al. 'Especially' would modify 'like', I suppose.
- Yes, a non-restrictive appositive of a sort; it is called 'particularization' by Quirk et al.
- 'Especially' would modify 'like', I suppose.
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Yes, a non-restrictive appositive of a sort; it is called 'particularization' by Quirk et al. 'Especially' would modify 'like', I suppose.
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Yes, a non-restrictive appositive of a sort; it is called 'particularization' by Quirk et al. 'Especially' would modify 'like', I suppose.
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