Multiple choice general knowledge

My mother-in-law, who just moved into a retirement community, recently retired as Mayor of Middleburg. How would you describe "who just moved into a retirement community"?

  1. an adjective clause modifying "mother-in-law"

  2. an absolute phrase

  3. a parenthetical element

  4. both (a) and (c)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'who just moved into a retirement community' is both an adjective clause (it modifies 'mother-in-law' with a relative pronoun and subject-verb structure) AND a parenthetical element (it's set off by commas and provides extra, non-essential information).

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