Question

Read the sentence.

Mom brought her dog, an old black poodle, to Grandpa’s birthday party.

What kind of phrase are the bolded words?


A) appositive phrase
B) infinitive phrase
C) verb phrase
D) gerund phrase

The bolded words are "an old black poodle"

Answer 1

We can eliminate C because its not showing a verb.

Answer 2

Okay, so what does Gerund mean?

Answer 3

It means any kind of objects or modifiers

Answer 4

So im guessing It might be D

Answer 5

That phrase is NOT a gerund phrase: A gerund phrase will begin with a gerund, an ing word, and will include other modifiers and/or objects. Gerund phrases always function as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentence.

Answer 6

check this out: An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these examples:

The insect, a wingspanroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

The insect, a large wingspanroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

The insect, a large wingspanroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.

The insect, a large, hairy-legged wingspanroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

Answer 7

What do you think the answer is now? ;)

Answer 8

Are you there?

Answer 9

I would say A.

Answer 10

that is correct!! ;)