APPOSITIVE
Appositive is a word to serve to discribe noun or pronoun that took in.Appositives usually offset with commas,parantheses,or dashes.it is now concluded that appositive is word describing a subject that has previously appearead or that has come after this.
Apppositive phrase with or without an attributive phrase, while a comparative phrase, consist of an appositive phrase add an attributive, and a complement clause sonsists an attributive phrase that is, forming apposesive contruction.
A nominal phrase as a whole cannot be subject to morphological derivation in CAY. as far as appositive and cordinate phrases are concorned, however, they may have one constituent.
example multiple choice :
1. The canadian,...... it a train trip fom toronto to vancouver with best scenery of forests and rivers
A. Is one of the iconic train trips in the world
B, Was one of the iconic train trips in the world
C. One of the iconic train trips in the world
D. which is one of the iconic trips in the world
Explaination because The Canadian is the subject of the sentence, and Answer is C. One of the iconic train trips in the world
2. ,..... Ayu rarely misses her basketball shots
A. An excellent basketball player
B. An excellent basketball player is
C. Ayu is an excellent basketball player
D. Her excellent basketball player
Explaination because, sarah is subject and the word misses is a verb (verb) because there is no comma separating it. Answer is A. An excellent basketball player.
3. A truly beautiful island, Bali attracts many foreign tourists every year.
A.Bali attracts many foreign tourists every year
B. A truly beautiful island
C. Bali
D. None
Explaination A truly beatiful island because words that are generally in the form of nouns (phrases) to describe or explain other nouns
4. .........., Sonny, is attending the lecture.
A.Right now
B. Happily
C. Because of the time
D. My friend
Because Sonny is a appositive. because this sentence need subject
5. .............., Her dream, is a big dream.
A. Visiting Korea
B. Visit korea
C. Come to korea
D. None
Because her dream is appositive, this sentence need subject.
Question Error Analysis
1. .My sister,a chemical engineer,is very diligent
Explanition:subject "a chemical " is word of appositive in which appositive is pronounced after noun
2. The median of annual mothers working hours has increased dramatically by 960 hours since 1979 and 2012.
Explanition:Since is incorrect because since it should only be followed by one time statement, while there is two time information in the sentence
3. Archaeopteryx, one of the oldest known prehistoric birds, had shard teeth, three fingers for claws, but a long, bony tail.
Explanition : But incorect because the depiction of the archaeopteryx specifications does not require butts to connect in contradistinction
4. Although she has a strong desire to be a singer, Rani’s voice sounds horribly to everyone who hears her singing.
Explanition : Horribly incorrect because it is not an adjective, but an adverb or adverb
5. My Daughter, a biological enginers, is very clever
Explanation : subject "a biological enginer"
Referensi :
https://books.google.co.id/books?id=PlyMhBW6ixgC&pg=PA463&dq=appositive+phrase&hl=id&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWnsyDyq3oAhXq8HMBHVc7C8gQ6AEIMjAB#v=onepage&q=appositive%20phrase&f=false
https://books.google.co.id/books?id=Q8tTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=appositive+toefl&hl=jv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJsYfpuqjoAhVP6nMBHSK6AQQQ6AEIRjAD#v=onepage&q&f=false