Answer: Terms that describe the underlined portion of the sentence ("who is running for mayor") are: <u>nonrestrictive</u> and<u> clause.</u>
Explanation:
- A clause is a grammar unit that, unlike a phrase, contains a verb and a subject. It is different from a sentence in that it does not convey a complete thought and does not make sense on its own. In this case, "who is running for mayor" is a<u> </u><u>relative clause. </u>
*An appositive is <u>a noun/noun phrase</u> which identifies another element in a sentence (typically another noun phrase). This is not the case here, as this construction is a relative clause and not a noun phrase.
- A nonrestrictive clause, also known as a nonessential clause, is a clause which provides details that are not essential for a sentence to make sense. In other words, the meaning of the sentence would remain the same without this clause - <em>Sayeed Johnson will be speaking at the city library tonight.
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The correct sentence should be, "Have you read A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain (The book title should be either underlined or italicized. I prefer italicize though) by Robert Olen Butler?
Thomas Paine’s "The Crisis, No. 1" addressed ordinary Americans. The author’s main purpose was to inspire Americans to fight for independence from British rule. He viewed British rule in the American colonies as tyrannical. In this essay, he outlined arguments in favor of independence and demonstrated how British rule in the American colonies would ultimately be detrimental to the American people. He also showed that victory in the military struggle against the British was achievable.
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