apposition
A grammatical arrangement in which two nouns or noun phrases are placed side by side, with the second element serving to identify, explain, or rename the first. It allows for the addition of descriptive detail or clarification without the use of a relative clause or coordinating conjunction.
أمثلة
3 من 5My brother, a talented chef, is cooking dinner tonight.
My brother, who is a skilled professional cook, is preparing the meal this evening.
The CEO, Ms. Thompson, addressed the board regarding the recent merger.
The chief executive officer, specifically Ms. Thompson, spoke to the directors about the company joining.
That guy, the one in the red hat, is my neighbor.
That man, specifically the person wearing the red hat, lives next door to me.
المرادفات
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of 'Add-Position': you are adding a second noun in the same grammatical position to explain the first one.
اختبار سريع
In the phrase 'My friend Sarah,' the name Sarah is in ________ with the word 'friend'.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: apposition
أمثلة
My brother, a talented chef, is cooking dinner tonight.
everydayMy brother, who is a skilled professional cook, is preparing the meal this evening.
The CEO, Ms. Thompson, addressed the board regarding the recent merger.
formalThe chief executive officer, specifically Ms. Thompson, spoke to the directors about the company joining.
That guy, the one in the red hat, is my neighbor.
informalThat man, specifically the person wearing the red hat, lives next door to me.
The Great Barrier Reef, a complex biological system, faces significant ecological threats.
academicThe Great Barrier Reef, which is a complicated network of living organisms, is under environmental danger.
Our latest product, the X-Gen Tablet, will launch next month.
businessOur newest item for sale, the X-Gen Tablet, is scheduled for release next month.
المرادفات
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
used in apposition
functioning as a clarifying noun placed next to another
explanatory apposition
the act of adding a phrase to explain a previous term
close apposition
the placement of two nouns together without using commas
يُخلط عادةً مع
Opposition means conflict, resistance, or being against something, while apposition is a grammatical term for placing words side-by-side.
Position refers to the location or placement of an object generally, whereas apposition is the specific side-by-side relationship of two nouns.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
In standard English grammar, appositives are usually set off by commas unless they are 'restrictive' (meaning the sentence wouldn't make sense or the identity wouldn't be clear without them). It is also used in medical contexts to describe the fitting together of two surfaces, like wound edges.
أخطاء شائعة
The most common mistake is omitting commas when providing extra, non-essential information (non-restrictive apposition), which can occasionally change the meaning of the sentence.
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of 'Add-Position': you are adding a second noun in the same grammatical position to explain the first one.
أصل الكلمة
From the Latin 'appositio', meaning 'a putting to' or 'addition', derived from 'apponere' (to set alongside).
أنماط نحوية
اختبار سريع
In the phrase 'My friend Sarah,' the name Sarah is in ________ with the word 'friend'.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: apposition
كلمات ذات صلة
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boon
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