-
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...
- 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...
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Adjective Adjective phrase Adjunct Adpositional phrase Adverb Antecedent Appositive Argument Article Aspect Attributive adjective and
predicative adjective...
- 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...
-
legend about Dido, the
foundress of Carthage, as
related by
Trogus is
apposite. Her
refusal to wed the
Mauritani chieftain Hiarbus might be indicative...
- The
Hindu observes that "it is an
intriguing murder mystery layered with
apposite social commentary and a fast-paced
thriller that
makes us
reflect on the...
- 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...
- good dancer. The
phrase a
great singer, set off by commas, is both an
appositive and a parenthesis. A dog (not a cat) is an
animal that barks. The phrase...
-
comma after "mother" is
conventionally used to
prepare the
reader for an
appositive phrase – that is, a
renaming of or
further information about a noun –...
