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Big dream Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Noun clause as appositive.
Hi,
"My house is the one that you enter directly from the neighbourhood."
Does the noun clause function as an appositive modifying the subject complement?
Thanks.
"My house is the one that you enter directly from the neighbourhood."
Does the noun clause function as an appositive modifying the subject complement?
Thanks.
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No. Your highlighted that -clause is not appositive. It's actually a content clause functioning as complement to the pro-form "one".
- No.
- Your highlighted that -clause is not appositive.
- It's actually a content clause functioning as complement to the pro-form "one".
- A simple test for an appositive is to see if it can stand alone in place of the whole noun phrase.
- In your example that would yield the non-sensical *"My house is that you enter directly from the neighbourhood ".
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No. Your highlighted that-clause is not appositive. It's actually a content clause functioning as complement to the pro-form "one". A simple test for an appositive is to see if it can stand alone in place of the whole noun phrase. In your example that would yield the non-sensical *"My house is that you enter directly from the neighbourhood".
A genuine appositive would be som
A genuine appositive would be som
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