Appositive Phrases Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 22
1. Your bag, the one with the purple flowers, was left in Mr. Johnsons' class.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
2. In the following sentence, what is the appositive phrase? My favorite month is July-the month for pool parties.
A) My favorite month.
B) Is.
C) July.
D) The month for pool parties.
3. Identify the appositive phrase:Next weekend, we will be visiting my sister, a recent graduate of the University of Iowa.
A) My sister.
B) A recent graduate.
C) Next weekend.
D) A recent graduate of the University of Iowa.
4. Find the sentence with the prepositional phrase.
A) The truck backed over the log.
B) Here is a good view of Chicago.
C) That bright object must be the North Star.
D) None of above.
5. Choose the appositive phrase:Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it.
A) Stuffed animal.
B) Your last childhood stuffed animal.
C) Consider saving it.
D) Before you trash BoBo.
6. Choose the appositive phrase:Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries, in Washington, D.C.
A) A vast network of galleries.
B) The Smithsonian Institution.
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Our family visited.
7. Our planets revolve around the sun.
A) Dependent.
B) Independent.
8. What is the appositive(s)? Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
A) A famous children's author.
B) Roald Dahl.
C) Yellow legal pads.
D) Wrote many of his books.
9. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have more than one niece.
A) My niece Amy, read Gloria Pritchett's biography in two hours.
B) My niece Amy read Gloria Pritchett's biography in two hours.
C) My niece, Amy, read Gloria Pritchett's biography in two hours.
D) My niece, Amy read Gloria Pritchett's biography in two hours.
10. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Enter the number of prepositional phrases (a connected prepositional phrase counts as two!) On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours.
A) One.
B) Three.
C) Two.
D) Four.
11. Find the sentence that contains an appositive phrase.
A) Harold, my cat, is old.
B) My cat's name is Harold.
C) Harold is my cat.
D) Harold is old, and he's my cat.
12. Choose the sentence that best joins these two sentences with an appositive phrase. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer.
A) Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. .
B) Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, is a champion swimmer.
C) Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, making him a champion swimmer.
D) None of above.
13. Identify the appositive phrase(s). My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy.
A) Of the meal.
B) Buttery rolls.
C) Makes me happy.
D) My favorite part.
14. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening.
A) Neighbor.
B) Walks.
C) Daughters.
D) Evening.
15. Identify the appositive:An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself.
A) An enormous man with great strength.
B) Henry.
C) The entire pallet of bricks.
D) By himself.
16. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) The teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave us a challenging assignment.b) The house, a cozy cottage, was nestled among the trees.c) The dog, a loyal companion, followed me everywhere.d) The movie, a thrilling action film, kept me on the edge of my seat.
A) B.
B) D.
C) A.
D) C.
17. How are appositive phrases usually punctuated?.
A) Periods.
B) Exclamation marks.
C) Question marks.
D) Commas.
18. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have more than one friend.
A) My friend Emily beat Cameron Tucker at hide-and-seek.
B) My friend, Emily beat Cameron Tucker at hide-and-seek.
C) My friend, Emily, beat Cameron Tucker at hide-and-seek.
D) My friend Emily, beat Cameron Tucker at hide-and-seek.
19. Identify the appositive phrase:The book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a required reading assignment for English 9.
A) Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
B) The book.
C) Required reading assignment.
D) For class.
20. What is the purpose of an appositive?a) To add extra information about a nounb) To describe an actionc) To connect two sentencesd) To show possession.
A) A.
B) C.
C) D.
D) B.
21. Find the preposition:We needed those scissors to wrap presents for her birthday.
A) For.
B) To.
C) Those.
D) We.
22. Identify the appositive phrase:Harold talked to Sue, his mail carrier, about the upcoming holidays.
A) His mail carrier.
B) Harold talked to Sue.
C) About the upcoming holidays.
D) None of above.
23. Select all of the statements that are true about gerund phrases:.
A) They will have commas.
B) They function like a noun in the sentence.
24. Choose the appositive. I am going shopping on Sat. I want to go to Old Navy, Aeropostale, and TJ Maxx. Do you want to go with me, Nicole?.
A) No appositive .
B) TJ Maxx.
C) Nicole.
D) None of above.
25. After getting good grades, I went to the beach all summer.
A) Gerund Phrase.
B) Infinitive Phrase.
C) Participial Phrase.
D) None of above.