-
elements are said to be in apposition, and one of the
elements is
called the
appositive, but its
identification requires consideration of how the
elements are...
- subseq[uently
became a] ...
simple possessive ... or as
equivalent to an
appositive phrase ...".
Because a
possessive is
itself a
determiner phrase, possessives...
- An
appositive colon also
separates the
subtitle of a work from its prin****l title. (In effect, the
example given above illustrates an
appositive use...
- noun adjunct,
attributive noun,
qualifying noun, noun (pre)modifier, or
apposite noun is an
optional noun that
modifies another noun;
functioning similarly...
- approached,
instead of
generating a rivalry,
discussion centered on the
appositeness of
watching the
films as a
double feature, as well as in what
order to...
- it’s what
Chhaava has been
building up to. The Christ-like
imagery is
apposite,
given the all-round love for
medieval punishment. But the film’s lack...
- flag of the
Regione Siciliana in
January 2000,
after the p****ing of an
apposite regional law
which advocates its use on
public buildings,
schools and city...
- far too much time
under Lord Henry's wing and
brushes Basil off in "
appositeness",
leading Basil to
claim that man has no soul but art does. Dorian's...
-
legend about Dido, the
foundress of Carthage, as
related by
Trogus is
apposite. Her
refusal to wed the
Mauritani chieftain Hiarbus might be indicative...
- writer's
mother because it uses
punctuation identical to that used for an
appositive phrase,
leaving it
unclear whether this is a list of
three entities (1...
