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Please identify the appositives.
Please tell me if the bold typed words are all appositives or not.
1. My brother, Ali, took beating like a man.
2. A man of military bravery, Karim ran right into the brawl but soon was thrown out of the game.
3. The defensive coaches taught risk-taking, ball-hawking, and perpetual movement — three strategies that bewildered the opposition and resulted in many bad passes, steals, and easy fastbreak baskets.
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1. My brother, Ali, took beating like a man.
2. A man of military bravery, Karim ran right into the brawl but soon was thrown out of the game.
3. The defensive coaches taught risk-taking, ball-hawking, and perpetual movement — three strategies that bewildered the opposition and resulted in many bad passes, steals, and easy fastbreak baskets.
GB
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Hi, Please tell me if the bold typed words are all appositives or not. In #1 and #2, both nouns in the pair can be termed appositives. 1.
- Hi, Please tell me if the bold typed words are all appositives or not.
- In #1 and #2, both nouns in the pair can be termed appositives.
- 1.
- My brother, Ali , took beating like a man.
- 2.
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Hi,
Please tell me if the bold typed words are all appositives or not.
In #1 and #2, both nouns in the pair can be termed appositives.
1. My brother, Ali, took beating like a man.
2. A man of military bravery, Karim ran right into the brawl but soon was thrown out of the game.
3. The defensive
Please tell me if the bold typed words are all appositives or not.
In #1 and #2, both nouns in the pair can be termed appositives.
1. My brother, Ali, took beating like a man.
2. A man of military bravery, Karim ran right into the brawl but soon was thrown out of the game.
3. The defensive
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Clive, Thank You for the answer but trust me I didn't get any of it. My be I don't really know what are the condiditons for a word/ element to be an appositive. Could you please explain me in a way that is a bit easier. Your answers are always helpful.
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Hi,
The word 'apposition' comes from a Latin term that refers to 'placing close'.
Let me quote a little loosely from the Oxford Companion to the English Language.
'Two consecutive nouns/noun phrases are in apposition when they refer to the same person/thing, and when either can be omitted without seriously changing the meaning of the sentence'.
The word 'apposition' comes from a Latin term that refers to 'placing close'.
Let me quote a little loosely from the Oxford Companion to the English Language.
'Two consecutive nouns/noun phrases are in apposition when they refer to the same person/thing, and when either can be omitted without seriously changing the meaning of the sentence'.
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