"Brett, the man who is known for his Mohawk, was admitted in the hospital yesterday." According to English grammar, what is the italicized segment of the statement called, and why?
a) Appositive phrase, as it renames the noun "Brett"
b) Dangling participle, as it modifies the sentence's subject "Brett"
c) Passive voice, as the helping verb "was" is used before in front of the past tense of the verb "admitted"
d) Agreement, as the subject and the verb used in the sentence are both in singular form
ANS: a
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