Help with independent and dependent clauses!!?

Question

In the sentance: The two men, Bill and the Narrator, are best friends."

Would "Bill and the Narrator" be a dependent clause or would be a phrase. I need help i'm so confused!

Answer 1

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I would say that it is dependent because it cannot stand alone. I believe that it would need a verb to be independent.

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Answer 2

phrase-an appositive phrase to be exact

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it . The appositive can be a short or long combination of words

All clauses have a verb.

Source(s): English Teacher

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