Question

Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated appositive phrase?

1) Dr. Banks, our family doctor, was born in Colorado.
2) Dr. Banks our family doctor was born in Colorado
3) Dr., Banks, our family doctor was born in Colorado.
4) Dr. Banks our family doctor, was born in Colorado.

Answer 1

1. Dr. Banks, our family doctor, was born in Colorado.   

Answer 2

The correct answer is 1) Dr. Banks, our family doctor, was born in Colorado.
Appositive phrases are used to describe the subject of a sentence. Most of the time, they are separated from the rest of the sentence using commas on both ends. So, the appositive phrase here is 'our family doctor' and the only sentence which is using it correctly is number 1.