PPT-Grammar as Rhetoric and Style: The Appositive

Mrs Woit The Appositive An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that tells you something about a nearby noun or pronoun It turned out that one of the top students Denny Davies had learned of this rule. Aristotle’s Five Traditional . Canons . of Rhetoric. 1. . Invention. 2. . Arrangement. 3. Style. 4. Memory. 5. Delivery. In. vention . From . Latin “. invenire. ” meaning “to find”. The art of finding and developing materials, the ability to discover ideas. Definition:. An appositive is a . noun. or . noun phrase. that renames another noun . right beside it. . The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.. Examples:. The insect, . a cockroach. This presentation is part of the Brush Strokes presentation by Harry . Noden. .. ©2011 by Harry . Noden. from . Image Grammar: Teaching Grammar as Part of the Writing Process. , Second Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann . Mrs. Stephanie . Woit. Short Simple Sentences. A simple sentence, strictly defined has a subject and a verb: it consists of one independent clause. A simple sentence may have a compound subject, a compound verb, a modifier, and an object or a complement, but it still is one independent clause.. :. The . Education of C. S. . Lewis. Joel D. Heck. Summary. He was educated. At home. W. T. Kirkpatrick. University College. He was an educator and “a congenital rhetorician”. Oxford University. Cambridge University. Appositive and Appositive Phrases. What is an appositive?. An . appositive.  is a noun or noun phrase that immediately follows another noun. An appositive explains or defines the noun it follows and is usually set off by commas.  In these examples, the . Write this definition and the examples in your Grammar Notes.. **You will have a grammar quiz over this Friday!**. Definition:. An appositive is a . noun. or . noun phrase. that renames another noun . Storytelling . to . Pitch Your Idea. Rachel Mennies | CMU ETC, November 2016. The Importance of Narrative. . . . . . . . . . Overview of key major storytelling elements. Connections to rhetoric. Wrap-up. By Julie Woodward. WHO AM I?. I finished . my BA Honours Degree and graduated from Hull University in 2009 with a 2:1.. Secured my first teaching job whilst still at Hull . University.. I worked . as a trainee teacher, NQT and Literacy Lead Specialist at Whitley and . They modify and describe! . Appositives…. are . a noun . or pronoun.. are placed . beside. another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it.. give us . extra information. . about the noun or pronoun.. from . The Language of Composition. Direct, Precise, and Active Verbs. Add energy to writing. Language of Composition – . pp. 498-499 . Read the examples and the analysis of the effects of the verbs.. Noden. .. ©2011 by Harry . Noden. from . Image Grammar: Teaching Grammar as Part of the Writing Process. , Second Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann . Brush Strokes . Step 1. Definition of the . Appositive . Appositives. definition. An . APPOSITIVE. . is a noun that is. placed next to another noun to . identify. it or . add information. about it. It is usually. set off by commas. . example. Miss M. c. Prepositional Phrases. A . prepositional phrase . consists of a . preposition. , its . object. . , and any . modifiers. . of the object. . EX: . I left my notebook . on the table. . A sentence can include more than one prepositional phrase..