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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Restrictive or non-restrictive?
Hi. Would you say the underlined (looks to be an appositive) to be an essential element? If you think it is, why does it have a comma before it? Ha... come to think of it, I think the fact that it
being an appositive makes it a comma before the appositive it necessary. Let us assume the "XXX" is a name of a restaurant.
This year's Best Restaurant Award goes to John Doe, the proprietor of XXX.
being an appositive makes it a comma before the appositive it necessary. Let us assume the "XXX" is a name of a restaurant.
This year's Best Restaurant Award goes to John Doe, the proprietor of XXX.
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It's clearly non-restrictive, from a grammatical point of view. "Essential" is a little ambiguous. From the point of view of the writer's intended meaning, it's certainly important , but the rest of the sentence will survive without it.
- It's clearly non-restrictive, from a grammatical point of view.
- "Essential" is a little ambiguous.
- From the point of view of the writer's intended meaning, it's certainly important , but the rest of the sentence will survive without it.
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It's clearly non-restrictive, from a grammatical point of view.
"Essential" is a little ambiguous. From the point of view of the writer's intended meaning, it's certainly important, but the rest of the sentence will survive without it.
"Essential" is a little ambiguous. From the point of view of the writer's intended meaning, it's certainly important, but the rest of the sentence will survive without it.
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I think you've answered your own question, yes?
It is not grammatically essential, it is an appositive, and the comma belongs.
It is not grammatically essential, it is an appositive, and the comma belongs.
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