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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 1
1. Pastor John gave a great sermon during church this morning. Identify the appositive.
A) Church.
B) There is not an appositive.
C) John.
D) Sermon.
2. When can an appositive be used in a sentence?.
A) All of the above.
B) In the beginning.
C) In the middle.
D) In the end.
3. Which noun is the appositive phrase describing?My math teacher, Mr. Wilson, is an extremely tough grader, especially on tests.
A) Teacher.
B) Tests.
C) Grader.
D) Mr. Wilson.
4. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.
A) A talented artist.
B) Talented artist.
C) Painted a beautiful landscape.
D) My sister.
5. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner.b) The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat.c) The car, a shiny red convertible, caught everyone's attention.d) The movie, a romantic comedy, made me laugh out loud.
A) B.
B) C.
C) A.
D) D.
6. Which is NOT a function of prepositional phrases?.
A) Describe an action someone/something did (Ex:Yelled and screamed).
B) Describes when something happened (Ex:After school).
C) Describes where something happened (Ex:At the restaurant).
D) Describes with whom/what something happened (Ex:With my sister).
7. Which sentence is punctuated correctly for appositive phrases?.
A) The largest state in the U.S., Alaska, was one of the last to be admitted as a state.
B) The largest state in the U.S., Alaska was one of the last to be admitted as a state.
C) The largest state in the U.S. Alaska, was one of the last to be admitted as a state.
D) The largest state in the U.S. Alaska was one of the last to be admitted as a state.
8. Perhaps he plays with other dogs in the neighborhood.
A) Independent clause.
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Prepositional phrase.
D) None of above.
9. A nonrestrictive appositive or appositive phrase is _____ .
A) At the end of the sentence.
B) Not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
C) At the beginning of the sentence.
D) Essential to the meaning of the sentence.
10. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve.
A) Santa Claus.
B) Rudolph.
C) Reindeer.
D) Special treat.
11. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Fatima, the youngest in our family, wants to become a shrink.
A) The youngest in our family.
B) Fatima.
C) A shrink.
D) None of above.
12. Which of the following are dependent clauses?.
A) All of the above.
B) If the band marches in the parade.
C) When you purchase candy.
D) Although it is snowing.
13. Choose the appositive phrase:Dr. Smith hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
A) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
B) Dr. Smith.
C) Two new teachers.
D) Two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
14. What is an appositive?.
A) A punctuation mark used to separate items in a list.
B) A type of verb in a sentence.
C) A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun or pronoun in a sentence.
D) A form of adverb that modifies a verb.
15. What is an appositive phrase?.
A) A prepositional phrase that functions as the subject of the sentence.
B) A verb phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
C) A noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
D) A conjunction phrase that connects two independent clauses in the sentence.
16. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The book is on the table.b) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.c) I enjoy playing soccer.d) The car needs gas.
A) The book is on the table.
B) The car needs gas.
C) I enjoy playing soccer.
D) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.
17. Which of these is a sentence with parallel structure?.
A) For dinner we like lamb chops and brussel sprouts.
B) For dinner we like lamb chops and to fry brussel sprouts.
C) For dinner we like grilled lamb chops and to fry brussel sprouts.
D) None of above.
18. What are appositives phrases always separated from noun phrases by?.
A) Comma(s).
B) Nothing.
C) Semi-colon.
D) Period.
19. Choose the appositive phrase:My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy.
A) Makes me happy.
B) Of the meal.
C) Buttery rolls.
D) My favorite part of the meal.
20. Which part of the sentence is the appositive? Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.
A) My pet cat.
B) Draco.
C) Is black with a white spot on his chest.
D) None of above.
21. The story appeared in the popular magazine Time, .
A) Magazine.
B) Time.
C) N.
22. Last night, Jaxon found ten dollars on the sidewalk.
A) Independent clause.
B) Prepositional phrase.
23. A participial phrase _____ .
A) Always begins with an-ing verb.
B) Always contains to+verb.
C) Can always be deleted from the sentence.
D) Always contains a past tense verb.
24. What phrases are included in this sentence? *Check ALL THAT APPLY* I felt like going to the other coffee shop, the one around the corner from my house.
A) Multiple prepositional phrases.
B) Single prepositional phrase.
25. We always leave a bowl of water for him.
A) Prepositional phrase .
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Independent clause.
D) None of above.