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📝 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 19
1. How does an appositive phrase add information to a sentence?.
A) It provides additional details about an adverb in a sentence.
B) It changes the tense of the verb in a sentence.
C) It provides additional details or descriptions about a noun or pronoun.
D) It subtracts information from a sentence.
2. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?.
A) The tall man, a basketball player, scored the winning point.
B) The red apple, a doctor, performed the surgery.
C) The big house, a cat, chased the mouse.
D) The fast car, a teacher, wrote the lesson plan.
3. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Ms. Wood, Sally's teacher, assigned a research project.
A) Teacher.
B) Ms. Wood.
C) Project.
D) None of above.
4. Before our party on Friday.
A) Independent Clause.
B) Dependent Clause.
5. Find the Appositives and Appositives phrases.Milton Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, became one of thefirst businessmen to produce chocolate that the average person could afford.
A) Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company.
B) Milton Hershey.
C) One of thefirst businessmen.
D) None of above.
6. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.Have you read George Orwell's fictional masterpiece "Nineteen Eighty-Four"?.
A) "Nineteen Eighty-Four" .
B) Fictional masterpiece.
C) George Orwell's fictional masterpiece.
D) None of above.
7. Choose the appositive phrase:Dave Lewis, a teacher at Lawson, works with many aspiring musicians.
A) Works with many aspiring musicians.
B) Aspiring musicians.
C) A teacher at Lawson.
D) Dave Lewis.
8. Find the sentence with a prepositional phrase.
A) Put the chicken in the oven.
B) The dog rolled over.
C) The body of a sea turtle is huge.
D) None of above.
9. Our colleague Bryan is ill.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
10. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:"Mrs. Dover, the Harry Potter geek, wants to own a cat one day.
A) Mrs. Dover.
B) One day.
C) Wants to own a cat one day.
D) The Harry Potter geek.
11. Choose the appositive. John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
A) Texas.
B) John.
C) No appositive.
D) None of above.
12. What is the appositive(s)? The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
A) A large-headed bird that lives near the water.
B) Large-headed bird.
C) Bright plumage.
D) Female kingfisher.
13. What does a Independent Clause have?.
A) All of the above.
B) Can stand on its own.
C) A subject.
D) A verb.
14. Which sentence correctly uses commas?.
A) Joyce sang the song, and then she sat in the choir.
B) Joyce sang the song and then she sat in the choir.
C) Joyce, sang the song, and then she sat in the choir.
D) Joyce sang the, song, and then she sat in the choir.
15. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Tom, old fellow, I am glad to see you.
A) To see you.
B) Old fellow.
C) I am glad.
D) Tom.
16. Identify the appositive:Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.
A) Artist.
B) Art project.
C) Mrs. Butler's class.
D) Michelangelo.
17. Identify the appositive phrase:Author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was extremely well-educated for his time.
A) Thomas Jefferson.
B) The Declaration of Independence.
C) Author of the Declaration of Independence.
D) Well-educated for his time.
18. Which words make up the appositive phrases? A clever inventor, Suzanne Troiani is always tinkering in her studio.
A) In her studio.
B) Inventor.
C) Always tinkering.
D) A clever inventor.
19. What is the best way to join the following two sentences using an appositive phrase?Diamond is the hardest mineral in the world. It is a form of pure carbon.
A) Diamond, the hardest mineral in the world, is a form of pure carbon.
B) Made of pure carbon, diamond is the hardest mineral in the world.
C) The hardest mineral in the world, is a form of pure carbon.
D) Diamond, is a form of pure carbon, is the hardest mineral in the world.
20. A world renowned author, Stephen King is praised for his work in the horror genre.
A) Stephen King is praised for his work.
B) Stephen King is praised.
C) In the horror genre.
D) A world renowned author.
21. Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?.
A) My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
B) My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
C) My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
D) My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.
22. Identify the mistake concerning the appositive phrase in the following sentence."An expert on Harry Potter Mrs. Dover could tell you anything you wanted to know about the books and movies.".
A) There needs to be a comma after "Potter".
B) There needs to be a comma before "about".
C) There needs to be a comma before "anything" and after "know".
D) There is nothing wrong with the appositive phrase.
23. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. The person to ask about Greek mythology would be Mrs. Ntewo.
A) To ask about Greek mythology .
B) To ask.
C) To ask about Greek mythology would be Mrs. Ntewo.
D) None of above.
24. Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights.
A) Coffee, a great source of energy.
B) Coffee.
C) A great source of energy.
D) Cool nights.
25. Choose the appositive phrase:The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times.
A) Can travel.
B) The fastest animal.
C) The peregrine falcon.
D) More than 100 miles per hour.