Part of the following sentence is italicized; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, a nurse who was sometimes called the “angel of the battlefield.”
(A) Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross,
(B) The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross was Clara Barton,
(C) It was Clara Barton founding the American branch of the Red Cross,
(D) Clara Barton, who founded the American branch of the Red Cross, she was
(E) In founding the American branch of the Red Cross, Clara Barton was
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ReplyDeleteThe answer is: B
The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross was Clara Barton, a nurse who was sometimes called the "angel of the battlefield."
Explanation: Clara Barton needs to be contiguous with her appositive (nurse). An appositive renames the noun antecedent.
For a short review on the use and punctuation of appositive phrases, see:
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