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Appositive Phrase Postion

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Appositive Phrase Postion

by doctortt » Thu May 14, 2009 10:28 am
Does an appositive phrase need to be placed right before or after the noun it modifies?

A hot-headed tennis player, John blahblahblah
John, a hot-headed tennis player, blahblahblahh

What about this one?
John blahblahblabhalh, a hot-headed tennis player.
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by eric.gordon884 » Sun May 17, 2009 11:30 pm
I think the first two
A hot-headed tennis player, John blahblahblah
John, a hot-headed tennis player, blahblahblahh
are both correct, as the appositive phrase is adjacent to 'John'. The third one,
John blahblahblabhalh, a hot-headed tennis player.
is incorrect for the same reason - the phrase is not adjacent to what it describes, in this case - to 'John'. The sentence could be:

John threw the racket at the net, a hot-headed tennis player. (clearly incorrect).

Any professionals around to validate these thoughts?
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