Question

my mother, a kind, hardworking woman, played the piano and encouraged us to keep music in our lives. which terms describe the underlined portion of the sentence? check all that apply. □ appositive □ clause □ phrase □ nonrestrictive □ restrictive

Explanation:

1. Appositive: The underlined phrase renames/describes the noun "mother", which fits the definition of an appositive.
2. Phrase: It lacks a subject-verb pair, so it is a phrase, not a clause.
3. Nonrestrictive: It is set off by commas, provides extra non-essential information about "mother" (the sentence makes sense without it), so it is nonrestrictive.

Answer:

• appositive
• phrase
• nonrestrictive