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GMAT Verbal Section | Re: Resolving ambiguity in the usage of like

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AmbivertPerson wrote:

Can anyone explain why the below sentence is not ambiguous?

A. Kim needs a tennis trainer, like her brother.

Like her brother is a noun phrase modifying a noun tennis trainer. I'm not sure whether this is called an absolute phrase or appositive. BTW, both absolute phrases and appositives are preferred constructions in GMAT.

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