Question

in the sentence, "Oliver Wendell Holmes, a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson, was a doctor and a talented poet," the bold words are an example of a . gerund phrase appositive phrase adjectival prepositional phrase infinitive phrase participial phrase

Answer 1

B). Appositive phrase

Step-by-step explanation:

The bold words in the given sentence('a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson') exemplify an appositive phrase as it functions to define the noun 'Oliver Wendell Holmes' which it follows. The appositive phrases primarily function to identify, define, or rename the noun or noun phrase it succeeds. The use of commas suggests that the appositive phrase provides further/bonus information to identify the noun. Thus, option B is the correct answer.