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Sentence Pattern #10

Sentence Pattern #10. Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word: the appositive (with or without modifiers) .

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Sentence Pattern #10

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  1. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. In this pattern, the colon – because it is formal and usually comes before a rather long appositive – emphasizes this climax. Remember that the colon marks a full stop and therefore must come only after a complete statement. English 10

  2. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. English 10 Example: Her room contained a collection of trash: old clothes, soda cans, McDonald’s wrappers.

  3. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. noun English 10 Example: Her room contained a collection of trash: old clothes, soda cans, McDonald’s wrappers. appositives

  4. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. English 10 Example: “In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting.” – Woody Allen

  5. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. noun English 10 Example: “In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting.” – Woody Allen appositive 1

  6. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. noun English 10 Example: “In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting.” – Woody Allen appositive 2

  7. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. Checkpoints: English 10 • Check the words before the colon; be sure they make a full statement (a complete sentence). • After the colon, be sure to write only a word or a phrase – not a full statement.

  8. Sentence Pattern #10 Emphatic Appositive at End, After a Colon S V word:the appositive (with or without modifiers) . Often you want to repeat an idea, not just a word. Withholding the repetition until the end of the sentence builds to a climax and provides a forceful, emphatic appositive that concludes the sentence and practically shouts for your reader’s attention. Checkpoints: English 10 • Check the words before the colon; be sure they make a full statement (a complete sentence). Homework: Incorporate Sentence Pattern #10 into your blog post; be sure to highlight the sentence by giving it some color.

  9. Sentence Pattern #10 THE END English 10 Homework:

  10. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Many traditional philosophies echo the ideas of one man – Plato. noun appositive

  11. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Many traditional philosophies echo the ideas of one man – Plato.

  12. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Pandas eat only one food – bamboo shoots.

  13. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Pandas eat only one food – bamboo shoots. noun appositive

  14. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Those big burgers taste great, but they have lots of calories – over 1,000.

  15. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: Those big burgers taste great, but they have lots of calories – over 1,000. noun appositive

  16. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: “It’s not surprising then, that many sociologists believe we are a nation of substance abusers – drinkers, smokers, overeaters, and pill poppers.” – Alfred Rosa & Paul Eschholz

  17. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. English 10 Example: “It’s not surprising then, that many sociologists believe we are a nation of substanceabusers – drinkers, smokers, overeaters, and pill poppers.” – Alfred Rosa & Paul Eschholz noun appositives

  18. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. Checkpoints: English 10 • Keep in mind the second naming must be a true appositive; do not just “stick in” a dash or colon before you get to the end of the sentence. If you do, you may simply create an error in punctuation, not a true appositive. • Remember that a dash cannot separate two complete thoughts. Avoid the “dash splice.”

  19. Sentence Pattern #10A A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) After a Dash S V word – the appositive (echoed idea or second naming) . For variation, you may use a dash instead of a colon before a short, emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence. The dash almost always precedes a short climatic appositive, whereas a colon generally precedes a longer appositive. Checkpoints: English 10 • Remember that a dash cannot separate two complete thoughts. Avoid the “dash splice.” Homework: Incorporate Sentence Pattern #10A into your blog post; be sure to highlight the sentence by giving it some color.

  20. Sentence Pattern #10A THE END English 10 Homework:

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