I can see lots of appositives in the news magazines.
I think the use of appositives is economic way to deliver information. Writers can put in many information without subjective and verb so that they can save ink and paper. And readers can save time. HA!
I took some examples from the Newsweek.
I think the use of appositives is economic way to deliver information. Writers can put in many information without subjective and verb so that they can save ink and paper. And readers can save time. HA!
I took some examples from the Newsweek.
1)Non-restrictive
* Bhutto, Pakistan's former prime minister, then proceeded to name several senior security officials she considered to be enemies, Zardri said.
2)Restrictive
* Association under the formal name"dissociative identity disorder"- it is rare enough that most therapists never treat a case.
*Hunter needed eight operations over the next week to drain her infections, and an intravenous drip of two powerful new antibiotics, Zyvox and Cubicin.
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Hi YK! I'm glad you are finding so many in your reading. When we can actively identify the grammatical structures as we read, we become more able to use them ourselves, and that's the goal!
Your examples are great. I would say that "it" should not be there after "dissociative identity disorder"; is that how you found it?
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