Question

What type of clause or phrase is italicized in the sentence below?

The play, a three-act farce, amused everyone.

Answer 1

What's in italics??

Answer 2

Here's the only CLAUSE in that sentence:

<i>The play amused everyone.</i>

And here's the only PHRASE in that sentence:

<i>a three-act farce</i>

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