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The Nominative in Apposition
Recognizing a Nominative in Apposition:
- The nominative in apposition is a noun modifying the subject but not connected by a form of “sum, esse”.
- Often an appositive is set off by commas.
- Apposition can really be used with any case but is most often used with the nominative.
Translating a Nominative in Apposition:
Translate with the correct definition of the word either singular or plural.
Examples of the Nominative in Apposition:
- “fratris filiae Reae Silviae” (Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 1.3)
- Translation: The daughter, Rea Silvia, of the brother…”
