Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act

Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act

Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act

Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act

Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act

Restrictive Appositive

This is called apposition:

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way

eg:

My friend Alice Smith likes jelly beans.

• Alice Smith: appositive phrase
• My friend: phrase in apposition

Note the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive:

restrictive: (provides essential information)

I John do hereby declare that I am hungry.

non-restrictive: (parenthetical via commas, additional information)

I, John, do hereby declare that I am hungry.

Related and insightful, but not the same: Grammar analysis: [We] [two brothers] are responsible for this act. [We] [both] are responsible for this act