<span>Assuming the underlined part of the sentence is the word animals', the correct answer is A. noun phrase. It the center of the phrase, or rather, the most important part of a phrase, is a noun, such as in this case, then the whole phrase is called a noun phrase. It can function as a subject, object, or take some other functions in a sentence.</span>
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a) a type of sun dried brick
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It is a funny way of pointing out that Stanley and Elya are clearly not living at the same time.
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This is the excerpt from Louis Sachar's novel "Holes". He is famous children and young adults author.
Now, regarding this excerpt, it is quite obvious that Elya is Stanley's great-great-grandfather and, of course, there was no way Elya, at the time, could have known that he's going to have a great-great-grandson, let alone some detailed information.
This makes that line rather unnecessary. But it also can suggest that its only purpose is comedic effect by stating an obvious thing.