Appositive Phrases Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The movie star, Tom Cruise, won several awards for his performance.'.

A) Tom Cruise.

B) For his performance.

C) The movie star.

D) Won several awards.

2. Which of the following sentences uses an appositive correctly? A) The car, a red convertible, is parked in the driveway. B) The book, a mystery novel, was interesting. C) The house, a two-story building, is for sale.

A) A) The car, a red convertible, is parked in the driveway.

B) E) The computer, a useful tool, is on the desk.

C) D) The cat, a fluffy pet, is sleeping on the couch.

D) F) The tree, a tall plant, is in the backyard.

3. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause? Because they love to read, Sam and Brooke went to the library.

A) Because they love to read.

B) Sam and Brooke went to the library.

4. Identify the 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.

5. The artist Monet was a great french painter.

A) Correct.

B) Incorrect.

6. Identify the prepositional phrase:Please return the book to the cabinet.

A) To the cabinet.

B) Return the book.

C) Please.

D) Please return.

7. Which is properly punctuated?.

A) Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig, hangs above my sofa.

B) Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

C) Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

D) Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

8. The painter one of the city's most promising young artists, began showing his work in galleries before he was sixteen.

A) Correct.

B) Incorrect.

9. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?My mom ran a marathon when she was 35 years old.

A) Dependent clause.

B) Independent clause.

10. True or False:An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

A) False.

B) True.

11. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb?.

A) To swim in the ocean is my favorite summer activity.

B) I need a new notebook to write my ideas.

C) He ran quickly to catch the bus.

D) The book on the shelf belongs to John.

12. Identify the Appositive Phrase(s) in the following sentence:Stephen gave his big sister Karen some tasty candies from his birthday party at the mall, an assortment of creams and caramels.

A) An assortment of creams and caramels.

B) Stephen gave his big sister Karen.

C) Some tasty candies.

D) From his birthday party at the mall.

13. Dressed with fun scarves and fancy bracelets, Laura left the house.

A) Participle phrase.

B) Independent clause.

14. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My dog, a playful Labrador, loves to fetch.'?.

A) My dog.

B) Playful Labrador loves to fetch.

C) A playful Labrador.

D) Loves to fetch.

15. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. William Shakespeare, the revered English playwright, wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that, even now, continue to influence people around the world.

A) Continue to influence people around the world.

B) William Shakespeare.

C) Wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that.

D) The revered English playwright, .

E) Even now,.

16. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Our dog, a cocker spaniel, is ten years old.

A) A cocker spaniel.

B) Our dog.

C) Is ten years old.

D) No appositive phrase.

17. Which sentence is correctly written below? (Look for the appositive).

A) Jesse Owens the winner of four Olympic gold medals is remembered for, many accomplishments.

B) Jesse Owens, the winner of four Olympic gold medals, is remembered for many accomplishments.

18. Which of these is a sentence with parallel structure?.

A) I love to hike in the woods, compete in competitions, and read Harry Potter.

B) I love to hike in the woods, competing in competitions, and I have loved reading Harry Potter.

C) I love to hike in the woods, compete in competitions, and to read Harry Potter.

D) None of above.

19. My friend, Jason, is the funniest one in our group.

A) Correct.

B) Incorrect.

20. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My best friend, Julie, is coming over for dinner.'?.

A) Is coming over for dinner.

B) My best friend.

C) My best friend, Julie, is coming over for dinner.

D) Julie.

21. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have only one science tutor.

A) My science tutor Rachel Green, wrote a catchy song about the solar system.

B) My science tutor Rachel Green wrote a catchy song about the solar system.

C) My science tutor, Rachel Green wrote a catchy song about the solar system.

D) My science tutor, Rachel Green, wrote a catchy song about the solar system.

22. Can a sentence have more than one prepositional phrase contained within it?.

A) Yes.

B) No.

23. Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.

A) Contains a participial phrase describing the cheerleaders.

B) Contains a gerund phrase about the cheerleaders.

C) Contains a participial phrase describing the fans.

D) Contains a participial phrase describing the team.

24. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. In Iran families celebrate Yalda, a Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, by sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods.

A) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, .

B) In Iran families celebrate Yalda.

C) By sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods.

D) None of above.

25. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Each animal would be kept here until those special people, its new family, chose it.

A) Its new family .

B) Those special people, its new family.

C) Those special people.

D) None of above.