Which of the following sentences contains a restrictive phrase?

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The president is speaking.
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The man wearing the red tie is the president.
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The president, wearing a red tie, is currently speaking.
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The president is speaking, and he is listing his administration's achievements.
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1 answer

The sentence that contains a restrictive phrase is:

The man wearing the red tie is the president.

In this sentence, "wearing the red tie" is a restrictive phrase because it specifies which man is being referred to, indicating that there may be multiple men, but only the one wearing the red tie is the president.