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When you wish to clarify the subject of a sentence. The appositive comes after the subject separated by commas. In the sentence below, appositive is in capitals. Helen, THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSANDS SHIPS TO BEGIN THE TEN YEAR TROJAN WAR, was the daughter of Zeus...
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How do you use recall in an appositive sentence?
My brother,Kevin,recalled to get his homework.
What does an appositive follow?
An appositive follows a noun. See examples below:My computer, a dinosaur from the last century, hasn't worked in years.The noun before the appositive is the word computer.The appositive phrase is highlighted.
Can you give me an example of an appositive noun?
Jon, the best student in the school, got an A in the exam.An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun that has the same meaning.In this sentence student is the appositive it means the same as Jon. The appositive comes after the subject Jon.'The best student in the school' is an appositive phrase.In the next example the appositive comes before the subject of the sentence:An excellent netball player, Sarah never misses a goal.Sarah is the subject. player is the appositive. Appositive phrase is 'an excellent netball player'.
If a sentence contains an appositive is it simple?
an appositive doesn't add clauses to a sentence
How to decide when to use commas to set off an appositive in a sentence?
I believe that when you have an appositive in a sentence that when it is not necessary you surround it with commas and when it is necessary, you don't use commas. This is what I believe the rule is, but I am not 100% sure. Anyone feel free to correct me if this is in any way not correct.
What is the appositive for Black cowboys helped settle the Old west Black cowboys were African Americans who herded cattle?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it. An appositive is set of in a sentence with a comma before it and a comma after it.The given sentences revised to use an appositive is:"Black cowboys, African-Americans who herd cattle, helped settle the old west."
How do you use tomb in an appositive sentence?
My previous house, a tomb, is over 200 years old!
Why do writers use appositives and appositive phrases in their writing?
because ke$ha said so
What is an apositive?
The number that is positive Like -8 the appositive is 8 or 8 the appositive is 8
What is apositive?
The number that is positive Like -8 the appositive is 8 or 8 the appositive is 8
What is the appositive in this sentence The sun a star is a ball of gas?
The appositive is "a star", which renames the noun phrase "the sun".An appositive should be set off from the rest of the sentence by commas before and after.
What is the appositive in the following sentence. Her sister Violet will attend the meeting?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The noun"Violet" is appositive in that sentence. It renames the noun phrase "her sister".
