Question

Read the sentence.

Mom brought her dog, AN OLD BLACK POODLE, to Grandpa’s birthday party.

AN OLD BLACK POODLE is what kind of phrase?


A) appositive phrase
B) infinitive phrase
C) verb phrase
D) gerund phrase

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A. In the sentence, 'an old black poodle' is an example of an appositive phrase. An appositive can either be a noun or a noun phrase that renames a noun. It can either be restrictive or nonrestrictive.

Answer 2

your answer is appositive phrase.