Appositives

shekhar.kataria wrote:Hi All

My Doubt is regarding the usage of Appositives,

Appositives are noun or noun phrases, which modify another noun/ noun phrases. However in one of the MGMAT SC, the correct sentense is not following this rule.

Though it is now universally accepted that William Shakespeare was a real, historical person – a fact that was once considered questionable – he is still suspected, by some, of not having written all of the works attributed to him.

This is the correct sentence and yet here "" the fact"" refers back to the whole clause "though it is .... person."

Correct me if i am wrong in my understanding.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

shekhar.kataria wrote:Hi All

My Doubt is regarding the usage of Appositives,

Appositives are noun or noun phrases, which modify another noun/ noun phrases. However in one of the MGMAT SC, the correct sentense is not following this rule.

Though it is now universally accepted that William Shakespeare was a real, historical person – a fact that was once considered questionable – he is still suspected, by some, of not having written all of the works attributed to him.

This is the correct sentence and yet here "" the fact"" refers back to the whole clause "though it is .... person."

Correct me if i am wrong in my understanding.

THAT + clause = NOUN CLAUSE.

Here, a fact is in apposition to that William Shakespeare was a real, historical person (the preceding NOUN CLAUSE).
If we reverse the order:
THAT William Shakespears was a real, historical person is a FACT that was once considered questionable.