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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
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You young porkers subject vs. appositive

Can you tell the subject and appositives in the bold part?

You young porkers who are sitting in front of me, every one of you will scream your lives out at the block within a year.

Source: Animal Farm
  

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mehdi kord You young porkers who are sitting in front of me, every one of you, will scream your lives out at the block within a year. You young porkers who are sitting in front of me is a subject. "young porkers who are sitting in front of me" and "every one of you" are appositives.

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  • mehdi kord You young porkers who are sitting in front of me, every one of you, will scream your lives out at the block within a year.
  • You young porkers who are sitting in front of me is a subject.
  • "young porkers who are sitting in front of me" and "every one of you" are appositives.
  • Note that the appositive "every one of you" should be separated by commas in the sentence.
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mehdi kordYou young porkers who are sitting in front of me, every one of you, will scream your lives out at the block within a year.

You young porkers who are sitting in front of me is a subject.

"young porkers who are sitting in front of me" and "every one of you" are appositives.

Note that the appositive "every one of you" should b

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