Question

select the appositive or appositive phrase. in 1940, the bismarck, a heavily armored german battleship, was commissioned; it was the envy of other nations navies until it sank the next year.

Explanation:

An appositive is a noun or noun - phrase that renames another noun right beside it. In the sentence, "a heavily armored German battleship" renames "the Bismarck".

Answer:

a heavily armored German battleship