Question

select the appositive or appositive phrase.
a blue moon occurs when there is a second full moon in a single calendar month. because the length of a full cycle of the moon is approximately 29.5 days, february, the shortest month, is the only month thats not long enough to have a blue moon.

Explanation:

To identify the appositive phrase, we first recall that an appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun right beside it.

In the sentence: "Because the length of a full cycle of the moon is approximately 29.5 days, February, the shortest month, is the only month that’s not long enough to have a blue moon."

• The noun "February" is the main noun, and the phrase "the shortest month" comes right after it, renaming and giving more information about "February".

So the appositive phrase is the shortest month.

Answer:

To identify the appositive phrase, we first recall that an appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun right beside it.

In the sentence: "Because the length of a full cycle of the moon is approximately 29.5 days, February, the shortest month, is the only month that’s not long enough to have a blue moon."

• The noun "February" is the main noun, and the phrase "the shortest month" comes right after it, renaming and giving more information about "February".

So the appositive phrase is the shortest month.