GMAT Verbal : Correcting Appositive Errors
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Example Question #11 : Correcting Appositive Errors
Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.
Napster, the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster, the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster, the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection was shut down in 2001, following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster, the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection, was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection, was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
Napster, the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection, was shut down in 2001 following intense legal scrutiny.
"The music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection" is a phrase modifying the subject noun "Napster." It is an appositive phrase and should, therefore, be offset by two commas. Appositives define or rename the subject of the sentence, in this case Napster (the subject) is being re-characterized as "the music sharing service considered a threat to copyright protection." The appositive must be offset with commas because it is outside of the fundamental grammatical structure of the sentence.
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