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olive2006
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 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: about appositive |
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1. Her father Mr. Bedwell is a doctor.
2. Her father, Mr. Bedwell, is a doctor.
 Is 2 more grammatical than 1?
Is 1 ungrammatical? |
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CP
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: |
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You want to set off the appositive in commas.
"My friend, Abe Lincoln, likes to chop wood." Tells us which friend, but without the name, the sentence still makes sense.
"My sister, Madonna, likes to sing." Tells us the name of the sister.
"Two qualities, honesty and integrity, are needed for being a lawyer." Tells us what the qualities are. If not set off in commas, the appositive would be confusing and maybe misleading.
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olive2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:38 am Post subject: |
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Do you mean that 2 is better than 1?
If so, is it OK to use 1?
Thank you so much! |
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CP
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Yes, no. 2 is right and no. 1 is wrong. You can even hear the commas when you say the sentence.
When it is a short appositive and you are identifying one of several specific persons or things, you can omit the commas.
"I have two sisters, Madonna and Celine. My sister Madonna is a good dancer."
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olive2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your furthher illustration.
I understand now.  |
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