Question

Margaret mead is widely known for her studies of primitive societies. She was an American anthropologist. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase to combine the two sentences?

A) Margaret Mead, an American Anthropologist, is widely known for her studies of primitive societies. (This is wrong)

B) Margaret Mead, widely known for her studies of primitive societies, was an American anthropologist.

C) Margaret Mead was an American anthropologist who is widely known for her studies of primitive societies. (Not this one either)

D) Margaret Mead, who was an American anthropologist is widely known for her studies of primitive societies.

Answer 1

Margaret Mead, an American anthropologist, is widely known for her studies of primitive societies. (Gradpoint)

Answer 2

B) Margaret Mead, widely known for her studies of primitive societies, was an American anthropologist.

Step-by-step explanation:

Margaret mead is widely known for her studies of primitive societies. She was an American anthropologist. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase to combine the two sentences?

B) Margaret Mead, widely known for her studies of primitive societies, was an American anthropologist.

clearly depicts the answer

Appositive phrase renames a noun or phrase in another way. The Two noun phrases are placed beside each other as we can