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In which of the following sentences is apposition most clearly used to elaborate on a noun or noun phrase, rather than to simply identify the thing it names?
A. The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B.C.
B. After the Roman troops left, Germanic tribes, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, conquered the island.
C. Around the eighth century, Angleland, the name of the island, was a flourishing country.
D. The Vikings, tribes from Scandinavia, repeatedly invaded and looted Angleland.
A. The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B.C.
B. After the Roman troops left, Germanic tribes, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, conquered the island.
C. Around the eighth century, Angleland, the name of the island, was a flourishing country.
D. The Vikings, tribes from Scandinavia, repeatedly invaded and looted Angleland.
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The sentence in which apposition is most clearly used to elaborate on a noun or noun phrase, rather than to simply identify the thing it names, is:
A. The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B.C.
In this sentence, the appositive phrase "feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world" adds descriptive information that elaborates on who "The Romans" are, rather than simply identifying them.
A. The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B.C.
In this sentence, the appositive phrase "feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world" adds descriptive information that elaborates on who "The Romans" are, rather than simply identifying them.