Read the sentence. Bill excelled in two kinds of performance art, "ballroom dancing and the tango."
What kind of phrase are the bolded words?
A infinitive phrase
B verb phrase
C appositive phrase
D participle phrase

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Answer: C)

Explanation:

  • It is an appositive phrase. An appositive is considering pronoun or noun that can identify other noun or pronouns. In this case, ballroom dancing and the tango is identifying ''performance art'' in this sentence.

This kind of phrase can show us the information about the noun or pronoun which is causing a better understanding of the sentence.

Without the appositive phrase, many sentences would be without a sense or they can have various meanings.

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