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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns



 
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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:19 am  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi teachers,

Could you please give some examples of the positions of appositive nouns?
How many forms of appositives used in English are there? Because sometimes I see there is one comma or two commas accompanying the appositives.

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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:28 am  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi Rosalisa

Appositives can also be phrases (i.e. more than one word). They can be restrictive or non-restrictive. Most of the time appositives are placed directly after the noun they define or name.

Non-restrictive appositives are set off by commas. Basically, there is one comma only when the appositive is the very first or the very last thing in a sentence. Otherwise there will be a comma both before and after the appositive. Here are some patterns for non-restrictive appositives and commas:

Subject - comma - appositive - comma - verb/predicate.

Appositive - comma - subject - verb/predicate.

Subject - verb - object - comma - appositive.


You might also see appositives set off by dashes sometimes.

Have a look at this link:
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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:36 am  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi Amy,

That's nice I'm a bit more clear about positions of the appositives. But I have anther question. Please see the examples below.

1. The news that John is going to visit Cambodia is not welcomed.
(Is "that clause" here an appositive? I'm wondering if this sentence is properly structured or correct.)

2.The news that John bought for me wasn't really interesting. ("That clause" here is an adjective clause.)

What do you think?
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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:05 am  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi dear Rosalisa,

1. The news that John is going to visit Cambodia is not welcome(it's an attributive appositive clause)
2.The news that John brought to me wasn't really interesting (it's an attributive relative clause)

Let's wait for Amy's comments Wink
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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Thu Mar 22, 2007 14:07 pm  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi Rosalisa

I wasn't referring to clauses, though people do also refer to adjective clauses as appositives sometimes.

In your first sentence, I would prefer the word 'welcome' to 'welcomed'.

I agree with Pamela that the second sentence is not appositive.
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Examples of the positions of appositive nouns Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:11 am  Examples of the positions of appositive nouns
 

Hi Amy and Pamela,

Thank you both very much for your help.

Anyway, "1. The news that John is going to visit Cambodia is not welcome"...Is it a correct sentence? Is it acceptable? Very Happy
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