I think appositives are a good way to explain certain nouns or noun pharses giving some
specific information about them. So if speakers or writhers use appositives to express
a certain noun, listeners or readers may understand it more easily. Also they can imagin
some specific points about it.
For example, let's see the following two sentences.
1) Kimchi is very delicious.
2) Kimchi(head noun), the traditional Korean food(appositive), is very delicious.
(Non-restrictive appositive which describes information about the head noun)
The second sentence may convey information about Kimchi better than the first sentence.
Now I want to make two restrictive appositives. According to the textbook, the function of restrictive appositives is to identify the head noun.
1) The movie Taitanic was nominated for the Academy award.
2) The musical 'Sound of Music' has a lot of beautiful songs sung by Julie Andrews.
We can identify the head noun by using 'which' question.
Therefore, which movie? Taitanic
Which musical? Sound of Music
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As I have come to expect, your explanation is precise. The other students should visit your site to learn exactly what the difference is between the restrictive and non-restrictive appositives! And now I'm hungry for Kimchi. :) Do you make your own? I would like to try that sometime.
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