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An appositive (which itself is a ________________ refers back to an earlier noun (or noun phrase) in the sentence |
Noun phrase |
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An opposition means setting things ___________ each other |
Against |
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Apposition means setting them |
Side by side |
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Noun phrases may be put in ____________ to other noun phrases. |
Apposition |
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The normal punctuation for the appositive is the |
Comma |
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Writers use a dash (--) or colon (:) to set off an appositive when the appositive already has _________ within it. This punctuation strategy works best with end-of-sentence appositives. |
Commas |
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Writers also use the dash or a colon to set off an appositive when they want to give it special |
Emphasis |
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Sometimes appositives work best as paranthetical additions, particularly if more of the core sentence follows the appositive , and the writer wishes to keep the sentence |
Momentum going |
