Could someone check these sentences to make sure they are correct? Thanks
I have to write 3 sentences containing appositive phrases, I'll type that ini cap locks:
1 - Quickly, Scout and Jem's father demonstrates he's morally a good person who wants very much to do the right thing, THE MORAL THING, as an example to the children.
2 - One of the important points in To Kill a Mockingbird, is the lack of ability by the innocent to handle the immorality, THE EVIL, in the world; understandably, people like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson do not handle evil well.
3 - Ultimately the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil, THE EXISTENCE OF MORALITY, shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people.
Thanks
1 and 2 are fine.
3 has an okay use of the appositive, but the beginning of the sentence is quite awkward:
"Ultimately the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil..."
In addition to putting a comma after the adverb at the beginning, how can you rephrase this part of the sentence to be more concise (less wordy) and clear?
Alot of my sentences are longer than what I usually do, but at the beginning of this sentence I used "Ultimately" as a subordinate conjunction (had to begin a sentence with a subordinating conjunction)but I also had to get an appositive phrase in the sentence also. How about:
Ultimately, whether people are good or evil, THE EXISTENCE OF MORALITY, shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people.
Thanks again.
Ultimately, whether people are good or evil, THE Existence of Morality, shows to Jem and Scout there is a basic good that is present in most people.
"Present" can either be a noun or verb, and "good" can be either a noun or adjective. Adding the "that is" reduces the confusion. The first "that" can be omitted to avoid unneeded repetition.
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I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
Excuse my typo. It should be:
Ultimately, whether people are good or evil, The Existence of Morality, shows to Jem and Scout there is a basic good that is present in most people.
"the existence of morality" is suppose to be an appositive phrase for that sentence. It goes with an essay for To Kill a Mockingbird, and I just need to know if it makes sense and if it's an appositive phrase. ( I used Ultimately, as my subordinating conjunction)
Sure, I can help you check these sentences. Here's an analysis of each sentence with the appositive phrases highlighted in italics:
1 - Quickly, Scout and Jem's father demonstrates he's morally a good person who wants very much to do the right thing, *the moral thing*, as an example to the children.
- The appositive phrase "the moral thing" renames or restates the noun "the right thing" and provides additional information about the type of actions Scout and Jem's father wants to demonstrate.
2 - One of the important points in To Kill a Mockingbird is the lack of ability by the innocent to handle the immorality, *the evil,* in the world; understandably, people like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson do not handle evil well.
- The appositive phrase "the evil" renames or restates the noun "the immorality" and provides further clarification about the type of immorality being referenced.
3 - Ultimately, the question from the theme of whether people are good or evil, *the existence of morality,* shows to Jem and Scout that there is a basic good present in most people.
- The appositive phrase "the existence of morality" renames or restates the noun "the question from the theme" and further explains what the question is about.
In terms of correctness, these appositive phrases seem to be used appropriately in the context of the sentences. However, it is always a good idea to consider the overall structure and flow of the sentences to ensure clarity and coherence.