Asked by bob
Read the sentence.
The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold.
What best describes the underlined part of this sentence?
restrictive phrase
nonrestrictive phrase
restrictive clause
relative clause
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Nonrestrictive phrase.
"Formed by years of erosion" is a participial phrase giving extra (nonessential) information about "the canyon" — it's set off by commas, and the sentence still makes sense without it. It's a phrase, not a clause or a relative clause.
"Formed by years of erosion" is a participial phrase giving extra (nonessential) information about "the canyon" — it's set off by commas, and the sentence still makes sense without it. It's a phrase, not a clause or a relative clause.
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