{"id":449,"date":"2013-08-24T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/a-is-for-appositives\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:17:30","slug":"a-is-for-appositives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/a-is-for-appositives\/","title":{"rendered":"A is for APPOSITIVES!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>A is for APPOSITIVE!<\/span>

We teach the appositive extensively in our writing and language arts books because it is an amazing conciseness technique–and it shows a student’s skill in handling difficult grammar concepts and punctuation challenges. Plus, it truly does help a student write more concisely!<\/span>

Here is the basic of this grammar item:<\/span>

1. Is a phrase that restates something else.<\/span>

2. Is usuall<\/span>y used to restate (or elaborate on) the subject (though it can be used to restate anything really.<\/p>\n

3. Is set off with commas if it falls in the middle of the sentence. (Remember: Anything that is set off with commas should be “removable” and a complete sentence remains without it!)<\/p>\n

4. Can be used to combine two sentences into one in short, choppy sentences.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

Donna writes language arts and composition books every day.<\/p>\n

Donna has written over fifty curriculum texts.<\/p>\n

Donna, WHO HAS WRITTEN OVER FIFTY CURRICULUM TEXTS, writes language arts and composition books every day.<\/p>\n

Cool, huh?<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/span>A is for APPOSITIVE<\/span>

Did you know that last week’s PUNCTUATION PUZZLE had an appositive in it?<\/span>

I had barely noticed her mood, HER TEMPERAMENT, when she suddenly blew up, and she began shouting and throwing things at me, which was something I was not accustomed to seeing.<\/span>

Notice the following:<\/span>

1. Her temperament renames the noun mood.<\/span>
2. It is set off with commas surrounding it (her temperament)<\/span>.
3. It (along with the commas) can be removed from the sentence, and a complete sentence remains.<\/span>

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