Appositive Phrases Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 17
1. Choose the appositive. John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
A) America.
B) No appositive.
C) Texas.
D) John.
2. The bald eagle, our national bird, soured above the trees.The appositive phrase is _____ .
A) Our national bird.
B) The bald eagle.
C) Soured above the trees.
D) Our national bird, soured above the trees.
3. What is the appositive phrase in the following:Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
A) Clarence, an angel,.
B) George Bailey.
C) What a wonderful life he has had.
D) , must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
4. What's the appositive phrase? My mom baked dessert, a German chocolate cake, for my birthday.
A) A German chocolate cake.
B) Dessert.
C) My mom.
D) My birthday.
5. Which is correct for:Mrs. Sanchez, the super awesome writing teacher is teaching us appositive phrases.
A) Mrs. Sanchez, the super awesome writing teacher, is teaching us appositive phrases. .
B) Mrs. Sanchez the, super awesome writing teacher is teaching, us appositive phrases.
C) Mrs. Sanchez the super awesome writing teacher is teaching us appositive phrases.
D) None of above.
6. Which is the correct version of:Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he, can be a stinker.
A) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua, he can be a stinker.
B) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can be a stinker.
C) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can, be a stinker.
D) Although I like my dog the chihuahua he, can be a stinker.
7. Which sentence has correctly punctuated the appositive?.
A) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum.
B) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum.
C) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's, Guggenheim Museum.
D) Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum.
8. Identify the prepositional phrase:Watch the horse run around the field.
A) Around the field.
B) Run around.
C) Around.
D) Watch the horse.
9. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic.
A) Benvolio.
B) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him.
C) Romeo can be rather dramatic.
D) None of above.
10. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The coast of Africa, one of the world's largest continents, is a prosperous trading region.
A) Trading region.
B) Africa.
C) Coast.
D) Continents.
11. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Covering about 5, 400, 00 square miles, Antarctica is larger than the continent of Australia.
A) Covering about 5, 400, 000 square miles.
B) Is larger than the continent of Australia.
C) Larger than the continent of Australia.
D) None of above.
12. Tom, old fellow, I am glad to see you.
A) Tom.
B) To see you.
C) I am glad.
D) Old fellow.
13. Identify the appositive phrase:Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory.
A) The author.
B) The author of A Christmas Carol.
C) Charles Dickens.
D) In a shoe polish factory.
14. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I like to eat pizza.d) The sun is shining.
A) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.
B) The sun is shining.
C) The dog barked loudly.
D) I like to eat pizza.
15. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Spaghetti, my favorite dish, is on the menu.
A) My favorite dish.
B) Spaghetti.
C) On the menu.
D) None of above.
16. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:Alabama, his home state, was where Jesse Owens lived until 1921.
A) His home state.
B) Until 1921.
C) Alabama.
D) None of above.
17. An appositive phrase is a _____ phrase.
A) Adjective.
B) Adverb.
C) Noun.
D) Verb.
18. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain.
A) Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level.
B) Rising more than 29, 000 feet.
C) Is the world's highest mountain.
D) None of above.
19. France has a lower population growth rate than its neighbor, Germany.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
20. Coffee, a great source of energy, is perfect on cool nights.
A) Coffee.
B) On cool nights.
C) A great source of energy.
D) Is perfect.
21. Which sentence has an appositive that is essential?.
A) The English author William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet.
B) William Shakespeare, an English author, wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet.
C) My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road.
D) My best friend, Sammy, lives in Cleveland.
22. If you don't know the meaning of a word, an appositive can help you.
A) No.
B) Yes.
23. Two teams, the league pennant winners, play each other. The appositive is _____ .
A) The league pennant winners.
B) Two teams.
C) Play each other.
D) None of above.
24. My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy.
A) My favorite part of the meal.
B) Buttery rolls.
C) Makes.
D) Me happy.
25. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Without the rain the picnic, would have been fun.
B) Without the rain, the picnic, would have been fun.
C) Without, the rain the picnic would have been fun.
D) Without the rain, the picnic would have been fun.