The correct answer among all the other choices is "explains a subject by illustration." Exposition is a kind of nonfiction writing which <span>explains a subject by illustration. </span>Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
Explanation:
English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article. For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book.
Based on the definition of appositive, this is a noun or noun phrase that is used to rename the another noun beside it. Basing on the given sentence above, I believe that it does not have an appositive. The nouns are Joe and Tulips, but no other noun that renames either of the two.
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