Abraham Lincoln and president of the United States are one and the same, and by means of apposition we learn that Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States. President of the United States is added to Abraham Lincoln to show that at the time the Proclamation of Emancipation was issued Abraham Lincoln was the chief executive of the United States.
How does apposition assist the memory?
It assists the memory in that it causes the mind to put forth effort in comparing one object to another, in this way intensifying the application and causing an impression to be made on the mind; as,
My friend lives at Ridgway, which is located in a beautiful section of country about one hundred miles from the city of Buffalo.
In order to remember the name of
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