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How Rude!

How Rude!. Using Commas with Interupters. The Rule. Use commas to set off elements that interrupt a sentence Appositives and appositive phrases are usually set off by commas Sound simple enough, right?. Appositive phrase = an appositive and its modifiers. Appositives.

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How Rude!

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  1. How Rude! Using Commas with Interupters

  2. The Rule • Use commas to set off elements that interrupt a sentence • Appositives and appositive phrases are usually set off by commas • Sound simple enough, right?

  3. Appositive phrase = an appositive and its modifiers Appositives Restricted Appositives Restrictive appositive = an appositive that is so closely related to the word or words near it that it really shouldn’t be set off by commas. These sort of look like restrictive (essential) phrases Example: The actor Joanne Woodward is married to Paul Newman. • Appositive = a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it and are set off by commas. • These sort of look like non-restrictive (non-essential) phrases • Example: Paul Szep, the political cartoonist, has won several Pulitzer Prizes.

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