In the following four assessment items, choose the sentence in which the appositive or appositive phrase is essential to the sentence and punctuated correctly.
A) Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln had just won the election.
B) Presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, had just won the election.
1 answer
The sentence "Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln had just won the election" is the correct option as it contains an essential appositive phrase. The phrase "Abraham Lincoln" provides essential information about which presidential candidate is being referred to.