The result of Margaret Mead’s fieldwork was a tremendously successful book. It was Coming of Age in Samoa.
Which of these sentences most effectively uses an appositive phrase to combine the two sentences?
A.
The result of Mead’s fieldwork, a tremendously successful book, was Coming of Age in Samoa.
B.
The result, Coming of Age in Samoa, was a tremendously successful book of Mead’s fieldwork.
C.
The result of Mead’s fieldwork was a tremendously successful book, Coming of Age in Samoa.
D.
The result of Mead’s fieldwork was a tremendously successful book called Coming of Age in Samoa.
1 answer
The best choice for effectively using an appositive phrase to combine the two sentences is:
A. The result of Mead’s fieldwork, a tremendously successful book, was Coming of Age in Samoa.
This sentence clearly identifies "a tremendously successful book" as an appositive that clarifies what "the result of Mead’s fieldwork" is while maintaining grammatical coherence.
