Appositive Phrases Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 16
1. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My brother, a skilled artist, painted a beautiful picture.a) My brotherb) a skilled artistc) painted a beautiful pictured) None of the above.
A) A skilled artist.
B) My brother.
C) Painted a beautiful picture.
D) None of the above.
2. Identify the appositive phrase(s). When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him.
A) He walked straight up to it.
B) A large tarantula.
C) A large tarantula with a hairy body.
D) When the science teacher saw the spider.
3. The Outsiders, a young adult novel, is one of the best books I have ever read. Is this a correctly written appositive?.
A) No.
B) Yes.
4. Where do you place adjectives on a diagram?.
A) On a diagonal line below the noun it is modifying.
B) On a horizontal line above the noun.
C) On a horizontal line above the verb.
D) On a diagonal line below the verb it is modifying.
5. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
A) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive.
B) Essential (or restrictive) appositive.
6. Check the punctuation:For the last seven years, I have loved playing soccer.
A) For the last seven years I have loved playing soccer.
B) For the last, seven years I have loved playing soccer.
C) For the last seven years I have loved, playing soccer.
D) No Change.
7. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair.
A) Professor Ramirez.
B) The chemist.
C) Science fair.
D) Derek Jeter.
8. What is the purpose of an appositive phrase?a) To add unnecessary information.b) To provide additional details about a noun.c) To confuse the reader.d) To replace a noun in a sentence.
A) C.
B) A.
C) D.
D) B.
9. Find the sentence with the appositive.
A) Palm Beach, vacation spot, is on Florida's east coast. .
B) The wearing of shorts, I believe, was started by the English.
C) Business people wore shorts to the office, for example.
D) None of above.
10. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past.b) The car zoomed past.c) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the finish line.d) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the crowd.
A) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the finish line.
B) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the checkered flag.
C) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the crowd.
D) The car zoomed past.
11. Many rural people, farmers, are moving to urban areas.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
12. Please take this message to Judy the girl in the last row.
A) Judy.
B) The girl in the last row.
C) R.
13. Choose the appositive. John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
A) The best state in America, Texas.
B) Where are you moving.
C) John.
D) Texas.
14. How should you combine the two sentences into one sentence that uses an appositive phrase?Logic is my favorite celebrity.Logic is a talented rapper.
A) Logic, a talented rapper, is my favorite celebrity.
B) Logic is my favorite celebrity and also a talented rapper.
C) My favorite celebrity is Logic and he is also a talented rapper.
D) Logic is a talented rapper, who is also my favorite celebrity.
15. A gerund phrase functions as a/n _____ in the sentence.
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Verb.
D) Conjunction.
16. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase::Did you know that West Side Story, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, was once a Broadway play?.
A) A retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
B) West Side Story.
C) A retelling.
D) Was once a Broadway play.
17. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before returning to school, the team went to Culvers for ice cream.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.
18. Choose the appositive in the sentence. Jada, my sister, is beautiful.
A) My sister.
B) Jada.
C) Is beautiful.
D) None of above.
19. What is the impact of using appositive, infinitive, and prepositional phrases in writing?.
A) To add depth and flexibility to writing.
B) To make writing more complex and difficult to understand.
C) To confuse readers and make writing less effective.
D) To make writing more concise and straightforward.
20. The teacher, a tall, thin man with a full beard, taught math with the utmost enthusiasm.
A) A tall, thin man with a full beard.
B) The teacher.
C) Taught math.
D) Taught math with the utmost enthusiasm.
21. What is being modified by the appositive phrase, Milo, in the following sentence:My parrot, Milo, loves to fly around the house during the early morning hours.
A) Hours.
B) Parrot.
C) House.
D) Fly.
22. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.'.
A) Developed the theory of relativity.
B) The famous scientist.
C) Albert Einstein.
D) The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory.
23. To get a clear idea of changes in automobile designs over the years, look at the picture to the right.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.
C) Appositive phrase.
D) Infinitive phrase.
24. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. The domestic goldfish, one of the most popular household pets, can live more than ten years if properly cared for.
A) One of the most popular household pets, .
B) The domestic goldfish.
C) An live more than ten years if properly cared for.
D) None of above.
25. Where are appositives that interrupt the sentence placed?.
A) Middle of the noun phrase.
B) Beginning of the noun phrase.
C) End of the noun phrase.
D) None of above.