Question

Our family enjoys stargazing with our telescope, a gift from my grandfather, when we go camping.

Identify the nonessential appositive phrase.
a gift from my grandfather
our family
with our telescope
when we go camping

Answer 1

the correct answer is : the telescope

Answer 2

An appositive phrase "renames" a noun: here the telescope is being "renamed" as "the gift from my grandfather", and this is also the nonessential appositive phrase. (as in: it can be left out!)


so: a gift from my grandfather