Which of the following sentences contains a restrictive phrase?

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The man wearing a baseball cap is my dad.
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My dad, wearing a baseball cap, is waiting for the game to start.
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My dad showed up at the game, and he was wearing a baseball cap.
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My dad is wearing a baseball cap.
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1 answer

The sentence that contains a restrictive phrase is:

"The man wearing a baseball cap is my dad."

In this sentence, the phrase "wearing a baseball cap" is essential to identifying which man is being referred to; it helps specify "the man" we are talking about. If the phrase were removed, the sentence would lose its specific meaning.