Do these 2 sentences have appositive phrases:
To play ball like that again would be great.
To have a fence like you did would be wonderful; I hope I have a fense in my backyard then, and the first time my grandson hits one over the fense I will pass the Wagner card on to him.
Neither has an appositive phrase. Check this site.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html
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To determine if these two sentences have appositive phrases, we need to understand what an appositive is. An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that provides more information about another noun or pronoun in the sentence. It is usually placed next to the noun or pronoun it describes and is set off by commas.
In the first sentence, "To play ball like that again would be great," there is no appositive phrase. The sentence is a statement about playing ball and does not contain additional information about any specific noun or pronoun.
In the second sentence, "To have a fence like you did would be wonderful; I hope I have a fence in my backyard then, and the first time my grandson hits one over the fence, I will pass the Wagner card on to him," there is also no appositive phrase. The sentence describes the speaker's desire to have a fence and their intentions regarding their grandson's baseball achievements. It does not include a separate noun phrase providing additional information about any specific noun or pronoun.
Therefore, neither of these sentences contains appositive phrases.