B. a mug of hot tea; renames this
<span>Appositive is noun or noun phrase in which retitles, renames and helps describe the noun that is adjacent to it in the sentence. The appositive is like a more clear illustration or wants to illuminate the said subject in the statement.
<span>1. The appositive word in the sentence is the author. Which describes and renames Gary Jackson in the sentence</span> </span> <span>
2. It renames Charles Dickens.</span><span> </span>
17 is B(plot)
18 is i think D.
20 is meter
21. is D.
23 idk if this is right but i think it is c
and 24 is author purpose.
i hoped this helped