Timeline for Where is the appositive? "Each bottle had its own tight seal cork and wire."
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| May 16, 2022 at 13:50 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Can we classify the absolute 'bruised and bloody' as an appositive in 'There stood the returning hero, bruised and bloody'? I'm happy with explanatory paraphrases of the same word class, such as 'She decided to impignorate (pawn) her necklace to pay his commission' being classed as appositives (though not all are). | |
| May 21, 2021 at 11:01 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | It would be a lot clearer (and, I'd say, normal) if the type of seal (an expansive rather than a restating appositive) were bracketed: Each bottle had its own tight seal (cork and wire). | |
| Aug 30, 2019 at 4:24 | history | answered | herisson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |