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About Anne Benington
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I can answer questions about English grammar, style, usage. I can also help a writer assess the development of an essay, its unity, concrete support of topics, introductions and conclusions. In addition, I can discuss "writing the research paper" in all aspects of its development. Finally, I can assist in development of creative writing assignments. I will not totally proofread and correct a paper, but I will point out areas of concern and ways a writer can discover weaknesses and how to correct them.
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20 years teaching high school English including 10 years teaching AP English literature; four years teaching college composition
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BS St. Mary of the Woods College, Indiana
MA University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Post graduate work: University of Michigan, University of Pittsburg
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Crystal Apple Outstanding Teacher of the Year award--1995--Awarded yearly to four teachers in all schools, public, private and parochial, in the Middletown, Edgewood, Madison school dictricts, Ohio. Archdiocese of Cincinnati Innovative Teaching Award 1996. Teacher of the Year Award, Fenwick High School, Middletown, OH, 2002,
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Expert: Anne Benington - 11/3/2009
Question
I am unsure of the role of "named" in this sentence:
A man named Tarzan lived on an island.
* Is "named Tarzan" being used as an adjective phrase (with the past participle "named") to describe "man"?
* Or are certain words omitted but assumed to complete this construction: A man [who] is named Tarzan lived on an island?
I also have a question about this sentence: A man, named Tarzan, lived on an island.
* Is "named Tarzan" being used a participial phrase with the past participle "named"?
* Is "named Tarzan" not an appositive due to the participial phrase?
* Is the participial phrase also an adjective phrase that modifies "man"?
Finally, are the following italicized or not italicized?:
* Name of group called 44's
* Name of game called 44's
Answer
Hello Pat,
Yes, "named" is a past participle of the verb "to name" and modifies the word man: the "named man" and yes, you are correct in that it acts as an adjective.
English grammars say this about appositives and give an example:
"Appositive phrases are almost always punctuated as parenthetical elements of a sentence set off by commas. An exception is a one-word appositive, where commas are unnecessary:
"My brother Joseph reads six or seven blogs a day."
So too, you might write your sentence this way:
"A named man Tarzan lived on an island."
For your final question, are you asking about the number "44's" and italicization? I'm not sure what this refers to. Let me know, and I'll be glad to help.
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