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Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is an absolute phrase, an appositive phrase, a restrictive clause, or a nonrestrictive clause.
The concert that I attended was held last August.
The audience moved as one, the crowd swaying to the music.
The concert, which had been rescheduled, was sold out.
The band, a hometown favorite, came back for several encores.

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The answer to the question above is the following one:

a) The concert that I attended was held last August.

A is a restrictive clause because it modifies the noun it precedes. It provides essential information as regards the sentence. If it was dropped, the sentence would not have the same meaning.

b) The audience moved as one, the crowd swaying the music.

B is an absolute phrase. Absolute phrases are phrases that modify a noun in a sentence but they are not connected to the sentence by a conjunction.  They are set off with a comma and can be deleted from the sentence without altering its meaning.

c) The  concert, which had been rescheduled, was sold out.

C is nonrestrictive clause. It provides information which is considered nonessential. Therefore, it can be erased without altering the meaning of the sentence.

d) The band, a hometown favorite, came back for serveral encores

D is an appositive phrase. An appositive is a noun or a noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. They are set off with commas.


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After reading each sentence and analyzing their structure, we can classify them in the following manner:

  1. "that I attended" - restrictive clause
  2. "the crowd swaying to the music - absolute phrase
  3. "which had been rescheduled" - nonrestrictive clause
  4. "a hometown favorite" - appositive phrase

Defining each type of phrase and clause:

  • A restrictive clause is a type of relative clause clause that provides essential information about a noun in the sentence. It is not set off by commas.
  • An absolute phrase modifies a whole sentence rather than just one word inside it.
  • A nonrestrictive clause provides nonessential information about a noun in the sentence. What distinguishes it from a restrictive one is the fact that a nonrestrictive phrase is set off by commas.
  • Finally, an appositive phrase is very similar to restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses. The difference is that, since it is not a clause, it does not contain a subject and a verb.

With the information above in mind, we can see that the answer given is correct.

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