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🧠 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 13
1. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. Our class library which is stocked, full of books, is amazing. 2. Our class library which is stocked full of books, is amazing. 3. Our class, library, which is stocked full of books is amazing. 4 Our class library, which is stocked full of books, is amazing.
A) 1.
B) 2.
C) 4.
D) 3.
2. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?The monkey that escaped from the zoo was named Jenny.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.
3. Choose the right adverb. Jack fed the dog _____ he gave it a bath.
A) After.
B) When.
C) So.
D) None of above.
4. Developing the automobile was actually the creative work of many people, but Henry Ford deservedly receives much credit.
A) Infinitive phrase.
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Gerund phrase.
D) Participial phrase.
5. April 19 Patriot's Day commemorates Paul Revere's famous ride.
A) R.
B) April 19.
C) Patriot's Day.
6. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My sister's dog, Max, loves to play fetch.
A) My sister.
B) Loves to play fetch.
C) My sister's dog.
D) Max.
7. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. Felicia would like to become either a veterinarian or a marine biologist.
A) To become either a veterinarian or a marine biologist.
B) To become.
C) To become either a veterinarian.
D) None of above.
8. Identify the appositive phrase:Basketball, my favourite sport, requires a great deal of stamina.
A) My favourite sport.
B) Basketball.
C) Requires a great deal of stamina.
D) None of above.
9. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Dr. Smith hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
A) Teachers.
B) Dr. Smith.
C) Two.
D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker.
10. Choose the appositive phrase:Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house.
A) Finn.
B) Is spending the night.
C) My youngest nephew.
D) At my house.
11. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The monkey, a nimble animal, is often found in the jungle.
A) Animal.
B) Found.
C) Jungle.
D) Monkey.
12. An infinitive 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.
13. What is an appositive phrase?a) A phrase that describes a verb.b) A phrase that describes a noun.c) A phrase that describes an adjective.d) A phrase that describes an adverb.
A) D.
B) C.
C) A.
D) B.
14. Which of the following is an example of a prepositional phrase?.
A) My best friend, Sarah, is an excellent artist.
B) The book on the shelf belongs to John.
C) She sings with passion.
15. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, is very knowledgeable.'.
A) Mrs. Johnson, is very knowledgeable.
B) Mrs. Johnson.
C) My teacher.
D) Is very knowledgeable.
16. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.The party, a celebration of my friend's eighteenth birthday, was held at a local swimming pool.
A) A celebration of my friend's eighteenth birthday .
B) A local swimming pool.
C) The party.
D) None of above.
17. Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.
A) Participial Phrase .
B) Infinitive Phrase.
C) Gerund Phrase.
D) None of above.
18. Charlie the smarter one told me that Jonah hated people with blue backpacks.
A) Smarter one told me,.
B) Charlie.
C) Jonah hated.
D) The smarter one.
19. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Dogs, great companions, are good for people's' health.
A) For people's health.
B) Good.
C) Great companions.
D) Dogs are.
20. What is being identified by the following appositive:I walked along Gilman Street, the best street in town.
A) Place.
B) Person.
C) Thing.
D) None of above.
21. Choose the sentence that includes an appositive or appositive phrase.
A) We somewhow knew that Miss Crabtree, our new governess, would mark an uncomfortable change in our lives. .
B) Miss Crabtree's appearance was dark and foreboding when she arrived at our door.
C) Her heavy black eyebrows met above her nose because her forehead was heavily furrowed.
D) None of above.
22. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
A) Gerund Phrase.
B) Infinitive Phrase.
C) Participial Phrase.
D) None of above.
23. What is an appositive?.
A) A word that takes the place of an adjective.
B) An appositive tells how a verb is being done.
C) An appositive modifies another adverb.
D) An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
24. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Ms. Hamlett, our English teacher recommended that we study.
B) Ms. Hamlett, our English teacher, recommended that we study.
C) Ms. Hamlett our English teacher recommended that we study.
D) Ms. Hamlett our English teacher, recommended that we study.
25. What punctuation is used to separate a nonrestrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence?.
A) An apostrophe (').
B) A comma (, ).
C) A semicolon (;).
D) A period (.).