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Grammar for high school admissions tests: Difference between revisions
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**** ''dog food, wine glass'' | **** ''dog food, wine glass'' | ||
** '''appositive phrase''' | ** '''appositive phrase''' | ||
*** a parenthetical phrase to add information to another word or part of a sentence | *** "apposotion" = next to, set beside by way of explanation | ||
*** = a parenthetical phrase to add information to another word or part of a sentence | |||
**** ex. ''Steve, '''my next door neighbor,''' is friendly'' | **** ex. ''Steve, '''my next door neighbor,''' is friendly'' | ||
*** note that appositive phrases can come at the beginning or end of a sentence | *** note that appositive phrases can come at the beginning or end of a sentence | ||