From a history book I'm reading:
"His wife Bertha was a Christian, a Frankish princess who had brought her own chaplain from Paris."
The description "a Frankish princess who had brought her own chaplain from Paris" is what's called an appositive, meaning it gives more information about something. For example, in the sentence "Ellen DeGeneres, a comedian, is a judge on American Idol," "a comedian" is an appositive. The sentence wouldn't sound right if it read like this: "Ellen DeGeneres is a judge on American Idol, a comedian."
That's the same problem as in the incorrect sentence. The appositive would sound a lot better in the middle: "His wife Bertha, a Frankish princess who had brought her own chaplain from Paris, was a Christian."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
2 comments:
Hi, just wanted to clarify something here. Wouldn't the part of the sentence "who had brought her own chaplain from Paris" go with the part where the lady is described as a Christian. Is this sentence wrong: "His wife Bertha, a Frankish princess was a Christian who had brought her own chaplain from Paris."
You need a comma after "princess."
Post a Comment