Appositive Phrases Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 20
1. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Attending the Capulets party with his cousin, Romeo hoped to see Rosaline, the girl he was crushing on.
A) The girl he was crushing on .
B) Attending the Capulets party with his cousin.
C) Romeo hoped to see Rosaline.
D) None of above.
2. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive.
B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive.
3. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive:.
A) I need to buy some groceries.
B) The book, a classic novel, was on the bestseller list for months.
C) The cat sat on the windowsill.
D) She is a talented musician.
4. What can an infinitive modify?.
A) All of the above.
B) Verbs.
C) Adverbs.
D) Nouns.
5. What is the appositive or appositive phrase? Seattle, the largest city in Washington, gets a lot of rain.
A) Gets a lot of rain.
B) Seattle.
C) The largest city in Washington.
D) Washington.
6. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air. 2. The giant plane, a Boeing 747 launched into the air. 3. The giant plane a Boeing 747, launched into the air. 4.The giant plane a Boeing 747 launched into the air.
A) 4.
B) 1.
C) 3.
D) 2.
7. Which noun is being modified (added to) by the appositive phrase in this sentence:J.C., Jesse's childhood nickname, was the youngest child in his large family.
A) B.C.
B) Nickname.
C) Child.
D) None of above.
8. Which of the following is an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.c) The dog barked loudly, waking up the entire neighborhood.d) The dog barked loudly and ran away.
A) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.
B) The dog barked loudly.
C) The dog barked loudly, waking up the entire neighborhood.
D) The dog barked loudly and ran away.
9. Essential or Nonessential appositives:The basketball player Michael Jordan was also famous for his role in Space Jam.
A) It is correct without commas. "Michael Jordan" is essential.
B) It needs commas. "Michael Jordan" is nonessential.
10. Identify the appositive in the sentence:A famous Englishman, William Shakespeare wrote plays like "Romeo and Juliet.".
A) A famous Englishman.
B) William Shakespeare.
C) Wrote plays.
D) "Romeo and Juliet".
11. Find the adjective clause.Ms. Walsh, who is an Irish musician, teaches at our school.
A) Ms. Walsh teaches at our school.
B) Who is an Irish musician.
12. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic.
A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him.
B) Benvolio.
C) Romeo can be rather dramatic.
D) None of above.
13. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. The red-crested cardinal, a species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, sometimes ventures to the eastern coast of the United States.
A) A species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, .
B) The red-crested cardinal,.
C) Sometimes ventures to the eastern coast of the United States.
D) None of above.
14. With an appositive phrase after a vocabulary word, commas are required.
A) True.
B) False.
15. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat.a) The bookb) a thrilling mysteryc) kept me on the edged) of my seat.
A) Of my seat.
B) Kept me on the edge.
C) A thrilling mystery.
D) The book.
16. What is the appositive(s) phrase? The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.
A) The car.
B) A silver Honda.
C) Had two flat tires.
D) The car.
17. The most mountainous area, the southeast, has experienced a large decline in population in recent years.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
18. Appositives often begin with the following words (multiple answers).
A) A.
B) And.
19. Identify the appositive phrase:Did you know that Mr. Jahnke, my English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger?.
A) Mr. Angel.
B) English teacher.
C) 1969 Dodge Charger.
D) My new English teacher.
20. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase? The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
A) The dog climbed.
B) A great escape.
C) To beat the heat.
D) Into the plastic swimming pool.
21. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My favorite aunt, Sylvia, is going to get me a job working in her store.
A) In her store.
B) My favorite aunt.
C) Sylvia.
D) Going to get me a job.
22. Steven Baldwin, the only red-head of the Baldwin brothers, has had a less successful career than his siblings.
A) Stephen Baldwin.
B) Less successful career than his siblings.
C) Has had a less successful career.
D) The only red-head of the Baldwin brothers.
23. Appositives are located _____ .
A) After the noun it describes.
B) Before the noun it describes.
C) In a different sentence.
D) None of above.
24. What is the purpose of an appositive in a sentence?.
A) The purpose of an appositive in a sentence is to provide additional information or clarification about a noun.
B) The purpose of an appositive in a sentence is to connect two independent clauses.
C) The purpose of an appositive in a sentence is to emphasize the main idea of the sentence.
D) The purpose of an appositive in a sentence is to indicate the tense of the verb.
25. Which noun is being modified (added to) by the appositive phrase in this sentence:Jesse Owens, a runner, completed in the Olympics in 1936.
A) Jesse Owens .
B) Olympics.
C) Runner.
D) None of above.