Question

Identify the sentence that contains an appositive phrase.

a. Only one person, either Juan or Linda, will get the job.
b. To get the job, a person will need to have the right skills.
c. Having the right skills will earn one person the job.
d. Only one person with the right skills will get the job.

Answer 1

The answer is A. only one person, either Juan or Linda, will get the job.

Answer 2

An appositive phrase is a noun or a noun phrase that replaces or renames another noun just right beside it. It can be a very short phrase and even a combination of long phrases. Take this two sentences as the example

- Betty, the youngest grandchild with pink ribbon, usually gets the scolding.
- Betty, the grandchild, usually gets the scolding.

The appositive phrase/s is the highlighted phrases thereby just renaming the nouns beside it. In the choices above, it is clear that the sentence in letter a. contains the appositive phrase.

Answer : A. Only one person, Juan or Linda, will get the job.