Correctly identify the interrupter in the sentence below.

Ireland, the birthplace of many famous writers, has had a history of conflict with Great Britain.

a. of many famous writers

c. of conflict

b. has had a history

d. the birthplace of many famous writers

d. The birthplace of many famous writers

The correct answer is D. the birthplace of many famous writers

Explanation:

In writing, an interrupter refers to a word or set of words that explain a concept or add emphasis in the middle of a sentence, because of this, interrupters are usually set by commas as they just add information but are not essential to the sentence and they somehow break or interrupt the main sentence. Considering this, in the case of the sentence "Ireland, the birthplace of many famous writers, has had a history of conflict with Great Britain" the section of it that acts an interrupter is "the birthplace of many famous writers" because this explains the word "Ireland" but is not essential to the main sentence, also this section has been marked by commas and it breaks the main sentence "Ireland has had a history of conflict with Great Britain" features that occur in interrupters.