Appositive Phrases Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 12
1. A gerund phrase _____ .
A) Always contains to+verb.
B) Always begins with an-ing verb.
C) Always contains a past tense verb.
D) Can always be deleted from the sentence.
2. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner.
A) Dinner.
B) Coming over.
C) Sarah.
D) Best friend.
3. True or false?Removing a nonessential appositive changes the basic meaning of the sentence.
A) False.
B) True.
4. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Janie ate a light breakfast before leaving for school.
A) Adj.
B) Adv.
5. No longer dependent on streetcars and trains, the first motorists used automobiles for going on recreational and family trips.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.
C) Infinitive phrase.
D) Appositive phrase.
6. Identify the appositive phrase:In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
A) One of the most popular movies ever made.
B) Clarence wants to get his wings.
C) In It's a Wonderful Life.
D) A character named.
7. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Mr. Sonntag hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
A) Teachers.
B) Mr. Sunday.
C) Two.
D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
8. Many people in the early 1900s wanted to buy cars because of their low prices and novelty.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Participial phrase.
D) Infinitive phrase.
9. An appositive can be set apart by 1 or 2 commas.
A) No.
B) Yes.
10. Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.
A) Participial Phrase .
B) Infinitive Phrase.
C) Gerund Phrase.
D) None of above.
11. To what does the appositive phrase refer? After searching the cage for hours, I finally found Haley Dunphy's hamster Leopold hiding behind its wheel.
A) Hamster.
B) Its wheel.
C) Haley Dunphy's hamster.
D) Haley Dunphy.
12. Which sentence is correct?.
A) After today, we will have two whole weeks off of school!.
B) After today we will have two whole weeks off of school!.
C) After, today we will have two whole weeks off of school!.
D) After today we, will have two whole weeks off of school!.
13. Dogs, great companions, are good for people's' health.
A) Good.
B) For people's health.
C) Dogs are.
D) Great companions.
14. Identify the appositive phrase:Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.
A) A small deli near our house.
B) Yesterday.
C) Simon and I ate at Tasty's.
D) Tasty's.
15. _____ I'm not an early riser, I wake up at 6 A.M to go to school.
A) Although.
B) Because.
C) Whenever.
D) So that.
16. As the lights were dimming.
A) Dependent.
B) Independent.
17. Choose the appositive phrase:Coffee, a great source of energy, is perfect on cool nights.
A) Coffee.
B) On cool nights.
C) A great source of energy.
D) Coffee, a great source of energy.
18. Check the punctuation:Tomorrow, I needed to meet her by the bridge.
A) Tomorrow, I needed, to meet her, by the bridge.
B) Tomorrow, I needed, to meet her by the bridge.
C) Tomorrow, I needed to meet her, by the bridge.
D) No Change.
19. The site of the fair will be Minnesota's capital St. Paul.
A) St. Paul.
B) Capital.
C) R.
20. Choose the appositive phrase:The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air.
A) Plane.
B) The giant plane.
C) A Boeing 747.
D) Into the air.
21. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.
A) Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.
B) Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.
C) Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
D) Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
22. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet gave her former teacher a huge hug.
A) Her long lost student.
B) With delight.
C) Janet squealed.
D) When the retired teacher ran into Janet.
23. True or false:sentences CANNOT make sense without an appositive phrase.
A) True.
B) False.
24. Choose the right adverb. Jessica usually listens to music _____ she does her homework.
A) So.
B) But.
C) Because.
D) When.
25. Identify the appositive phrase:Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.
A) The great Renaissance painter.
B) Leonardo da Vinci.
C) Was also an inventor.
D) None of above.