Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP

Patrice wrote the following sentence about the history of boy bands, but she wants to include more information.

Boy bands have been popular since the 1950s.

Which of the following is the best way to elaborate on this sentence using an appositive phrase?

A. Boy bands like The Beatles, the Backstreet Boys, and BTS, have been popular since the 1950s.
B. Boy bands, from The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys to BTS, have been popular since the 1950s.
C. Boy bands have been popular like The Beatles, the Backstreet Boys, and BTS since the 1950s.
D. The Beatles, the Backstreet Boys, and BTS are boy bands that have been popular since the 1950s.
(C and D are incorrect)

Answer 1

The answer is B. Boy bands, from the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys to BTS, have been popular since the 1950s

Answer 2

The sentence "Boy bands, from The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys to BTS, have been popular since the 1950s." is the correct option.

Why is this the correct option?

This is the only option with an appositive phrase.

This is a coherent and cohesive sentence.

That's an informative sentence.

This is a sentence that conveys an objective message.

An appositive sentence is placed between two commas and explains the term placed before the first comma. Therefore, we can see that in the sentence selected above, the positive sentence is "from The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys to BTS" which explains what boybands are.