Question

Read the sentences. In 1903, two brothers made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk. Their names were Orville and Wilbur Wright. Which sentence combines these two sentences with an appositive phrase? In 1903, two brothers, who were Orville and Wilbur Wright, made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk. Flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk with his brother Orville, Wilbur Wright made history in 1903. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk. In 1903, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk.

Answer 1

Answer: The sentence that combines the two sentences with an appositive phrase is the last one: "In 1903, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk".

Step-by-step explanation: An appositive phrase is a noun phrase that is used to rename another noun or noun phrase which is beside the appositive. Appositive phases can be essential or nonessential. While essential appositive phrases are not separated from the rest of the sentence, nonessential appositive phrases are moved apart from the other elements in the sentence because they are found between commas. In the sentence "In 1903, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk" the appositive phrase is "Orville and Wilbur Wright" since it is renaming and identifying "two brothers". Moreover, it is a nonessential appositive phrase because it is separated from the rest of the sentence.

Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the sentence that combines the selected sentences with an appositive phrase is the following one: In 1903, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made history by flying an airplane at Kitty Hawk.

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. An appositive which is non-essential (its information is not relevant to the meaning of the sentence) is always offset with commas. In this case, the appositive "Orville and Wilbur Wright" renames the NP "two brothers".