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Select the letter of the term that identifies the appositive in the following sentence:

Maya Lin, a Chinese-American, also designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

a. Maya Lin
b. Chinese American
c. Washington

User Peuczynski
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think A is correct tag me if its correct plz
User Kevin Spaghetti
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The appositive phrase is not Maya Lin, like the comment above me stated, but it is B) Chinese-American.
An appositive phrase is usually separated from the rest of the sentence by commas, and it describes the subject, which here is Maya Lin.
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