Which words in the sentence are an appositive phrase?

A piano, an old upright, had been stored in the basement.

A.
a piano

B.
an old upright

C.
in the basement

D.
had been stored

Question

Which words in the sentence are an appositive phrase? 

A piano, an old upright, had been stored in the basement.
	
	
 
A.
	a piano
	
 
B.
	an old upright
	
 
C.
	in the basement
	
 
D.
	had been stored

anonymous · Answer

An appositive is a word placed after another word to explain or identify it. The appositive always appears after the word it explains or identifies. It is always a noun or a pronoun, and the word it explains is also a noun or pronoun.

anonymous · Answer

An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its modifiers which may themselves be phrases

anonymous · Answer

I think it's B

anonymous · Answer

Its B because it explains what the piano is :)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks now I understand!

anonymous · Answer

No problem! Its the words after the comma.