-English Grammar Class #(12)

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-Nouns In Apposition.


Read the following sentences.


-Marlo, our captain, hit the ball.


In the sentence above, we can notice that 'Marlo' and 'our captain' are one and the same person. The Noun 'captain' is followed by the Noun 'Marlo', to explain which 'Marlo' is referred. For example, you're in a group of people or discussing where there are more than one 'Marlos', then to refer to a particular 'Marlo' among them you use 'Appositional Noun'. The word 'Apposition' means 'placing near'.


When one noun follows another to particularly describe it, the Noun which follows is said to be 'in apposition' to the Noun which comes before it. In the above sentence, the Noun 'captain' is in the apposition to the Noun 'Marlo' and also 'captain' is in the Nominative Case of Noun.


Read the following sentence now.


-I went to meet your uncle, the doctor.


In the sentence above, the Apposition Noun 'doctor' doesn't describe the Pronoun 'I'. It's describing someone else who is a doctor and used as an Objective or Accusative Case of the Noun. Therefore, the Noun in Apposition is in Objective or Accusative Case.


-Finally read the following sentence:


-Have you seen Picasso, the artist's drawings?


In the sentence above, the Apposition Noun 'artist's' is in the Possessive or Genitive Case because of its apostrophe 's' which shows possession. Therefore, the noun in apposition in the above sentence is in the Possessive or Genitive Case of a Noun.


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English Grammar Class #03

The topics that we are going to discuss today are: 'Phrase' and 'Clause'.

Let's first discuss Phrase. What is a 'Phrase' in a grammatical context?

-A 'Phrase' is a small part of a complete sentence which makes some sense but does not give a complete meaning. A 'Phrase' generally comes after a Preposition in a sentence.
Let's understand Phrase with a few simple and easy examples.
I) He reads a newspaper in the morning.
II) They are looking for another opportunity.
III) The tops of the mountains are covered with
snow.
In the above examples, 'in the morning', 'for another opportunity', and 'of the mountains' are Phrases respectively, because they appear immediately after the Prepositions 'in', 'for' and 'of' respectively.
A Phrase can also appear after 'to + Verb'.
For example:
I) They tried to climb the mountain.
II) Maria was studying hard to pass the exams.
III) She decided to visit her aunt yesterday.
In the above examples, 'to climb the mountain', ' to pass the exam', and ' to visit her aunt yesterday' are Phrases respectively.

 *What is a 'Clause' in a grammatical context?

- A Clause is a part of a complete sentence and contains a Subject, a Verb and sometimes an Object also.
Let's understand a 'Clause' with simple and easy examples.
I) I think, you have taken a wrong turn.
II) People who speak the truth are trusted.
III) We can't start while it is raining.
In the above examples, 'you have taken a wrong turn', 'who speak the truth are trusted' and 'while it is raining' are Clauses respectively because they appear immediately after the Subjects 'you', 'who' and 'while'.
You will also notice that in the above sentences the Verbs like 'have', 'speak', and 'is raining' are also present.
In Clause situations, the part of a sentence that contains, 'which', 'while', 'who', that' etc. are also considered as Subjects.

Note: For the comprehensive understanding of a Subject, read our English Grammar Class lesson #02.

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