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does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements?
nonrestrictive:
"Millie, who is a fine student, has a perfect attendance record."
appositive:
"Bob, an industrious and hard-working student, will run for class treasurer."
And then a question about singular/plural usage:
Why are putatively competent hydrolase (a kind of enzymes) in lysosome (a kind of organelles) or protease (a kind of enzymes)in proteasome (a kind of organelles) out of order?
I am referring to general case, so should I use hydrolases, lysosomes, proteases and proteasomes instead?
nonrestrictive:
"Millie, who is a fine student, has a perfect attendance record."
appositive:
"Bob, an industrious and hard-working student, will run for class treasurer."
And then a question about singular/plural usage:
Why are putatively competent hydrolase (a kind of enzymes) in lysosome (a kind of organelles) or protease (a kind of enzymes)in proteasome (a kind of organelles) out of order?
I am referring to general case, so should I use hydrolases, lysosomes, proteases and proteasomes instead?
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The inimitable Ieyasu (Email Removed) stated on 15 Jul 7616: [nq:1]does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements? "[/nq] They are essentially the same; the only difference is that the appositive is a reduced non-restrictive relative clause. [nq:1]And then a question about singular/plural usage: Why are putatively competent hydrolase (a kind of enzymes) in lysosome (a kind ...
- The inimitable Ieyasu (Email Removed) stated on 15 Jul 7616: [nq:1]does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements?
- "[/nq] They are essentially the same; the only difference is that the appositive is a reduced non-restrictive relative clause.
- [nq:1]And then a question about singular/plural usage: Why are putatively competent hydrolase (a kind of enzymes) in lysosome (a kind ...
- organelles) out of order?
- [/nq] These four names are count nouns; therefore, you may not say "Why are putatively competent hydrolase".
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The inimitable Ieyasu (Email Removed) stated on 15 Jul 7616:
[nq:1]does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements? nonrestrictive: "Millie, who is a fine student, has a perfect attendance record." appositive: "Bob, an industrious and hard-working student, will run for class treasurer."[/nq]
They are essentially the same; the only di
[nq:1]does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements? nonrestrictive: "Millie, who is a fine student, has a perfect attendance record." appositive: "Bob, an industrious and hard-working student, will run for class treasurer."[/nq]
They are essentially the same; the only di
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