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** root '''''posit''''' = is from Latin ''ponere'' for "to place", i.e., "in position" | ** root '''''posit''''' = is from Latin ''ponere'' for "to place", i.e., "in position" | ||
** suffix -'''''ive''''' makes an adjective (from a verb) | ** suffix -'''''ive''''' makes an adjective (from a verb) | ||
* the '''appositive phrase''' is two or more words that are next to another word in order to clarify or identify it | * the '''appositive phrase''' is two or more words that are next to another word in order to clarify, define, or identify it | ||
** note: a phrase is two or more words that does not contain a subject-verb | ** note: a phrase is two or more words that does not contain a subject-verb | ||
** ex. | ** ex. | ||
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*** ''"My friend '''Tony the Shark''' is an excellent card player"'' | *** ''"My friend '''Tony the Shark''' is an excellent card player"'' | ||
*** ''"'''A thoughtful person''', she gives good advice"'' | *** ''"'''A thoughtful person''', she gives good advice"'' | ||
** a single noun can be "in apposition" | *** ''"'''An expert on trees, soil, and insects''', arborists have great information to help design your garden"'' | ||
** a single noun can be "in apposition" (thus it is not a phrase) | |||
*** sometimes called "an appositive" (even though the words is technically an adjective) | *** sometimes called "an appositive" (even though the words is technically an adjective) | ||
*** ex. | |||
**** ''"My friend '''Tony''' is an excellent card player"'' | |||
**** Ringing bells | |||
** when in the form of a clause, the apposition is a noun clause | |||
*** a clause has a subject + verb | |||
=== complement or requisite phrase === | === complement or requisite phrase === | ||