Question

In the sentence "The introduction, an opening paragraph, should draw the reader in and present the thesis statement," the phrase "an opening paragraph" is...
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an appositive phrase.
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a gerund phrase.
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a prepositional phrase.
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an infinitive phrase.
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Answer 1

The phrase "an opening paragraph" in the sentence is an **appositive phrase**. An appositive phrase provides additional information about a noun and is typically set off by commas. In this case, it further describes "the introduction."