Question

Select the letter of the term that identifies the phrase in parentheses in the following sentence: Researchers are looking at ways to use the potato, (a common tuber), in more important roles.

a. prepositional phrase
b. appositive phrase
c. participial phrase
d. gerund phrase
e. infinitive phrase

Answer 1

The phrase a common tuber is B. an appositive phrase, since it refers to the object, potato, and is separated from the rest of the sentence using commas.