How do you punctuate appositive phrases?

Monday, 25 May 2015 17:27
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This question came to us with a specific example, wondering about the correct punctuation in this sentence: The eleven-inch wand, the one made of ash[,] shot out a stream of sparks.

Let's start by identifying "the one made of ash" as an appositive phrase. Our Grammar 101: Prepositions & Phrases article defines an appositive as "a noun or pronoun, often with modifiers, that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun within a sentence."

( Punctuating Appositives with help from Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer )
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Grammar 101: Punctuation for Pauses, Omissions, and Parentheticals

Friday, 27 March 2009 09:00
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In the previous punctuation post, [livejournal.com profile] skroberts discussed terminal punctuation—punctuation that ends sentences—and punctuation that is used to hang related thoughts together. In this post I'll be discussing punctuation that is used to give additional information, as in a parenthetical, punctuation that is used to pause or omit, and the almighty comma.

( Onward to Commas, Em Dashes, Ellipses, Parentheses, and Square Brackets )
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