Which type of phrase is "a six-year-old golden retriever" in the sentence?
The winner of Best-In-Show, a six-year-old golden retriever, had never competed nationally before.
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adjective phrase
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appositive phrase
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appositive phrase
The type of phrase "a six-year-old golden retriever" is an appositive phrase in the sentence.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence. In this case, "a six-year-old golden retriever" renames or provides additional information about the noun phrase "the winner of Best-In-Show".