Question

Which is the appositive phrase in this sentence?

Many visitors to the museum, however, do not care for his new purchase, a 40-foot metal construction.

A.
a 40-foot metal construction

B.
for his new purchase

C.
to the museum

Answer 1

The appositive phrase in the given sentence is option A. a 40-foot metal construction. An appositive phrase consists of words that describes or renames the noun it precedes. The noun that the given appositive phrase renames is the word "purchase".