Question

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Answer 1

C.) because the underlined section contains an appositive and essential information.

Answer 2

On is preposition here. So the question is does in modify the verb "became" or the noun Yuri G.
It answers the question when and could be moved to other positions in the sentence and mean the same thing. So it modifies the verb. It is an adverbial PP

Answer 3

hmm

Answer 4

there is essential evidence in the underlined phrase....

Answer 5

1961 is the essential evidence....and april 12 is the appositive... @wwhitlock @stella-hendrickson69

Answer 6

It is not appositive. What information is it restating? do you think

Answer 7

The month and day are more specific information, not appositive to the year.

In fact, the date is not essential to make the sentence work. I could easily be stated in another sentence.

Example of appositive: On that fateful day, 12 April, 1961, Yuri G was the first in space.

Answer 8

EXACTLY...

Answer 9

i'm a bit confused

Answer 10

i think @wwhitlock might be rite on this one it isn't renaming anything

Answer 11

@stella-hendrickson69 The underlined words are an adverb prepositional phrase.