Question

In the sentence, "The tomatoes in the refrigerator will not be as sweet as the others," the words "in the refrigerator" form...
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a restrictive phrase.
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a nonrestrictive phrase.
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a restrictive clause.
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a nonrestrictive clause.

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GPT-4o mini
The words "in the refrigerator" form a restrictive phrase. A restrictive phrase is essential to the meaning of the sentence because it specifies which tomatoes are being referred to, distinguishing them from others that may not be in the refrigerator.