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Appositive Phrases

Appositive Phrases. Pages 170-173. Appositive phrases…. Rename, define, explain, or make more specific a noun or pronoun Use them as a shortcut to give your reader additional important information without over explanation

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Appositive Phrases

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  1. Appositive Phrases Pages 170-173

  2. Appositive phrases… • Rename, define, explain, or make more specific a noun or pronoun • Use them as a shortcut to give your reader additional important information without over explanation • Punctuate an appositive phrase by setting it off with commas, dashes, or • It usually immediately follows the noun or pronoun it describes, but may come before it.

  3. Examples • Ms. Mason, who is our AP Language teacher, is from Greenville. • This appositive is a non-restrictive (dependent) clause ( a dependent clause contains a subject and a predicate, but cannot stand alone as a sentence). • A non-restrictive clause MUST be set off by commas.

  4. Exercise 1 • My father, a truly exceptional man, worked at an ordinary job and was unknown outside the small town where he lived. My father, a truly exceptional man,

  5. His rage passes description-the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folks that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted. • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbitt

  6. 2. His rage passes description-the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folks that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted. • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbitt

  7. …-the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folks that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted. • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbitt

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