Can "When" used for noun apposition
These extremes of temperature are particularly striking during a solar eclipse, when the earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, temporarily blotting out the sun’s light.
In this paragraph I am so doubtful whether we can use 'when' for appositive structure. In the above sentence I suppose 'when' is used with two commas for noun group 'solar eclipse' as apposition.
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There is no apposition in your example. Appositive modifiers are noun phrases, not clauses. The when clause is a supplementary (non-restrictive) relative clause whose semantic anchor is the preposition phrase “during a solar eclipse”.
- There is no apposition in your example.
- Appositive modifiers are noun phrases, not clauses.
- The when clause is a supplementary (non-restrictive) relative clause whose semantic anchor is the preposition phrase “during a solar eclipse”.
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There is no apposition in your example. Appositive modifiers are noun phrases, not clauses.
The when clause is a supplementary (non-restrictive) relative clause whose semantic anchor is the preposition phrase “during a solar eclipse”.
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