mundasingh123 wrote:naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number that sara wrote .
what modifier is double the number ... ?
is it
a) absolute phrase
b) appositive
c) abstract modifier

I think the sentence is like this "naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number [of letters] that sara wrote."

Hies , I am not looking for a rectification of my sentence . I want to know what modifier is that .
thanks anyways

aspirant2011 wrote:

mundasingh123 wrote:naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number that sara wrote .
what modifier is double the number ... ?
is it
a) absolute phrase
b) appositive
c) abstract modifier

I think the sentence is like this "naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number [of letters] that sara wrote."

In my opinion Appositive( Abstract).

Target2009 wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:

mundasingh123 wrote:naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number that sara wrote .
what modifier is double the number ... ?
is it
a) absolute phrase
b) appositive
c) abstract modifier

I think the sentence is like this "naomi wrote 10 letters,double the number [of letters] that sara wrote."

In my opinion Appositive( Abstract).

Thanks for the opinion . The sentences is correct as it is . Source MGMAT
Hey appositive and abstract are 2 different things

mundasingh123 wrote:for the opinion . The sentences is correct as it is . Source MGMAT

I have no doubt that sentence is correct.

mundasingh123 wrote:Hey appositive and abstract are 2 different things

I guess We discussed this in some other post. copying the same here. This is as per Ron's class.

If the appositive is CONCRETE, it MUST modify preceding noun.
example : I went to bar with Mr. Smith, a consultant from Fresno.

If the appositive is ABSTRACT, it CAN modify whole idea of the preceding clause. BUT if the preceding noun is also abstraction then these can also modify the preceding noun.
example: I went to bar with Mr. Smith, an outing that was far more fun than staying at work.
example: On Sunday our company will hold it annual field day, an outing at which employees drink beer, softball, and relax.

Concrete : is a description use to describe items/people/things that you can actually detect with your sences. Example : things you can touch, hear, hold on you hand, feel it , smell it etc.
Abstract: is a description use to describe items / ideas that you can not actually detect with your sences. Example : relationship, situation etc.

Hope this will clear your doubt.

Reference:
1. Thursdays With Ron - September 23 2010 : - https://vimeo.com/15391844
2. Stacey Koprince : https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/06/ ... -modifiers

Thanks for the information . This will be useful to some person who missed the threads that discuss appositives .
an appositive is a noun phrase .
Note both the appositives have the structure (noun + Modifier )

a consultant + from Fresno.
an outing + that was far more fun than staying at work
an outing + at which employees drink beer, softball, and relax.

Whereas the ending phrase in the sentence in question is
double the number that sara wrote
There is no noun here .
Cant this be an absolute phrase .
Yes, it does matter what type of modifier it is in order to avoid confusion