Which of the following sentences contains a nonrestrictive phrase?

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The team wearing red hats is my favorite.
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Our coach, wearing the whistle, is really great.
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The man in the clown suit is an actor we hired.
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Coach, look at this!
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1 answer

The sentence that contains a nonrestrictive phrase is:

Our coach, wearing the whistle, is really great.

In this sentence, the phrase "wearing the whistle" is nonrestrictive because it adds extra information about the coach but is not essential to the meaning of the main clause. The sentence would still make sense without it: "Our coach is really great." The other sentences contain restrictive phrases that are necessary to identify which team or person is being referred to.