Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase? Which word does the appositive phrase rename?

Try on these, the black shoes with the tassels, before those.

a. the black shoes with the tassels; renames these

b. with the tassels; renames shoes

c. before those; renames tassels

d. Try on these; renames shoes

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Miracle Acevedo

23 August, 22:41

Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase? Which word does the appositive phrase rename?

Try on these, the black shoes with the tassels, before those.

a. the black shoes with the tassels; renames these

b. with the tassels; renames shoes

c. before those; renames tassels

d. Try on these; renames shoes

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Adrianna Nelson · Answer 1

An appositive phrase is a phrase that renames something, most typically the subject of the sentence.

Here the appositive phrase is " the black shoes with the tassels" and it renames "these".

The correct answer is a)