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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
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Possessive + appositive
What is that girl's name, the young girl on Stars In Your Eyes.
Do we accept this appositive, where the phrase is in apposition to 'girl's name'.
To me, it's wrong. The girl's name is not what follows in bold, which is the whole idea of an appositive; it restates.
Cheers
Do we accept this appositive, where the phrase is in apposition to 'girl's name'.
To me, it's wrong. The girl's name is not what follows in bold, which is the whole idea of an appositive; it restates.
Cheers
Top answer
It's certainly in use informally. Try it with an m-dash: What is that girl's name – the young girl on 'Stars in Your Eyes'?
- It's certainly in use informally.
- Try it with an m-dash: What is that girl's name – the young girl on 'Stars in Your Eyes'?
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It's certainly in use informally. Try it with an m-dash:
What is that girl's name – the young girl on 'Stars in Your Eyes'?
What is that girl's name – the young girl on 'Stars in Your Eyes'?
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