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Tag Archives: Appositives

Commas around Appositives—When and Why?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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When you wonder whether to put commas around an appositive, imagine those commas as greased skids causing the appositive to lose its grip on the adjacent words and slide out of sight. Does the remaining sentence still make sense? If so, use those slippery commas. If not, don’t.

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Word Up!
Want to write more powerfully? You've come to the right book. Word Up!--an eclectic collection of essays, more inspiration guide than style guide--serves up tips and insights for anyone who wants to write with more umph.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 27, 2013
ISBN: B00CYSB2IK
Available in Ebook Paperback
You Can Say That Again
A light look at how we fill our writing, our speech, and our thoughts with needlessly repetitive (okay, just repetitive) words. Includes a list of 750 redundant phrases we hear and use--say it ain't so!--every day.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 6, 2015
ISBN: B00VSBRB0M
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