Identify the sentence that contains an appositive phrase.

a.

ed had always wanted to go on a safari.
b.

the safari stopped at an oasis, a moist, fertile spot in the desert.
c.

going on a safari had been ed’s life-long dream.
d.

after three hours on the road, the group spied an oasis

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.