"We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind."
One example would be<span> me, the other lifeguards, and the swimmers.
Under categories of Agencies, pentad refers to The group of people or the organization that committed to a certain action within a certain environment
In a swimming pool, lifeguards, customers, and swimmers are the group of people that doing the action.</span>
<span>the word that the appositive renames or further identifies - agent</span>