Which sentence contains an appositive phrase? In the city of Montreal, many people speak French. In Montreal, my favorite city, many people speak French. My favorite city is Montreal because many people speak French there. Montreal is my favorite city, and many people speak French there.

The correct answer is B.

In Montreal, my favorite city, many people speak French.

An appositive is bonus information.

An appositive noun or noun phrase follows another noun or noun phrase in apposition to it.

The appositive phrase, usually separated by commas, provides additional information to the main phrase.

In the above sentence, my favorite city, is a appositive noun phrase because it states that Montreal is my favorite city, thus it provides additional information in this sentence.

B

In Montreal, my favorite city, many people speak French.

"my favorite city" is the appositive, as it is a bonus, and not required to create a complete sentence.