Writing with Detail Appositive Phrases Placing appositive phrases
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Writing with Detail Appositive Phrases Placing appositive phrases Complex appositive phrases Creating appositive phrases Review A Review B
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Placing appositive phrases Writers often add detail by using appositives. An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it. We We read about the Roman poet Virgil. An appositive phrase consists of an appositive and any of its modifiers. We We read about Virgil, the celebrated Roman poet.
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Placing appositive phrases Usually an appositive or appositive phrase is placed right after the word it modifies. The monarch butterfly, an autumn migrant, flutters south at summer’s end. The focus in this sentence is on the monarch butterfly, not its migration pattern.
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Placing appositive phrases Placing the appositive at the beginning of the phrase changes the focus of the sentence. An autumn migrant, the monarch butterfly flutters south at summer’s end. Now the focus is on the monarch’s autumn migration pattern.
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Complex appositive phrases Even though an appositive phrase can be quite long, it functions as a single noun. The rowan, a one tree, of two was once known thought American to ward varieties off evil spirits. of mountain ash, was once thought to ward off evil spirits.
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Complex appositive phrases may include a subordinate clause that contains a subject and a verb, but the entire phrase still acts as a noun. September, a magic month, sends summer up flamesis month when of color goldenrod, zinnias, and slow toin leave, sendsmarigolds, up flames of color in sumac. goldenrod, marigolds, zinnias, and sumac.
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Creating appositive phrases Appositive phrases can be formed from existing sentences. To create an appositive phrase. . . 1. Identify sentences that have a linking verb. Purple asters are the pride and joy of September. 2. Remove the linking verb. Purple asters, the pride and joy of September 3. Complete the sentence. Purple asters, the pride and joy of September, are splashed along the roadside.
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Creating appositive phrases Appositives also provide a way to combine short, choppy sentences. The river swirled below the steep cliff. The cliff was a wall of stone two thousand feet high. Turn one group of words into an appositive, and add it to the other sentence. The river swirled below the steep cliff, a wall of stone two thousand feet high.
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Creating appositive phrases On Your Own Make the following sentences more interesting by adding an appositive or appositive phrase on the blank provided. To make sure your appositive functions as a noun, begin the phrase with the, a(n), or that. 1. Above me flies a flock of geese, _____. 2. _____, tangy wood smoke clings to my clothes. 3. The winter cold, _____, drives me indoors. 4. _____, I sit again by the fire. [End of Section]
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Review A For each pair of sentences, turn the first sentence into an appositive phrase by removing the linking verb. Then, combine it with the second sentence. Remove or change any other words as needed. 1. Oberlin is our final destination. 2. Tomorrow we reach Oberlin. 2. Apples and pears are members of the rose family. 3. These trees put more energy into fruit than flowers. 3. The setting sun was a distant glow on the horizon. The setting sun marked the end of a busy day.
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Review B Create sentences using the nouns below. Have each sentence include an appositive or appositive phrase that renames the noun. 1. August 2. cabin 12 3. archery 4. Michael
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Apositive phrase
What is an appositive
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An appositive phrase is a word group that
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