tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747049133702978425.post7941788465410930942..comments2014-01-28T10:07:34.639+02:00Comments on Christian Writers of Southern Africa: TOTM October. The Upside-Down Tree EDIT #2Christian Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434690764853811247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747049133702978425.post-77669947962073887972013-10-08T14:30:03.095+02:002013-10-08T14:30:03.095+02:00Okay, here is the published version of the black t...Okay, here is the published version of the black text:<br />"Its head and arms appeared to be buried in the sand. Its spreading branches resembled fibrous roots as they reached out to the sky. This had earned it the nickname, "The Upside-Down Tree." A number of African legends seek to explain why this tree grows this way." Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747049133702978425.post-28824688877387013922013-10-08T14:28:38.388+02:002013-10-08T14:28:38.388+02:00Fi, thanks for participating again.
- Correct to n...Fi, thanks for participating again.<br />- Correct to no apostrophe.<br />- You could probably get away with removing the comma in this case, but strictly speaking I see this as an appositive noun. The noun "nickname" and "the Upside-down Tree" are one and the same thing. So you do set it off with a comma. Here's more about the appositive: "Appositive is an excellent Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747049133702978425.post-29891310868351807702013-10-07T22:14:10.173+02:002013-10-07T22:14:10.173+02:00- 'It's head and arms' - no apostrophe...- 'It's head and arms' - no apostrophe for possessive 'its'. Should be 'Its head and arms'<br />- no comma after 'nickname' necessary<br />- 'why this big tree appears to grow this way.' Replace with 'why this big tree GROWS this way.' <br /><br />Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909930010751462601noreply@blogger.com