The correct answer is D."Jason, my brother-in-law, raises chickens as a hobby"
Step-by-step explanation:
An appositive phare is a phrase composed by two elements (usually name phrases) called elements in apposition and an appositive between the first two elements that is a noun phrase that serves to identify the first element in a different way. In this way, the appositive is usually used to rename the first element of the sentence and connect this information with the second element, additionally, appositives are always separated from the rest of the sentence by commas or similar punctuation marks. In the case of Jason, my brother-in-law, raised chickens as a hobby, the appositive is my brother-in-law as it serves to clarify the identity of the first element (Jason) and it is separated by commas (,), also it is connected to the third element (raises chicken as a hobby). In this way, the sentence that clarifies a noun by using an appositive (phrase between commas) is Jason, my brother-in-law, raises chickens as a hobby.