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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 24
1. What is an appositive?.
A) An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
B) An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
C) An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
D) An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
2. Identify the appositive phrase:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.
A) One of England's greatest monarchs.
B) Queen Victoria.
C) England's greatest monarchs.
D) Rules for sixty-three years.
3. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The old car, a classic Volkswagen Beetle, was parked in the garage.
A) A classic Volkswagen Beetle.
B) Was parked in the garage.
C) Volkswagen Beetle.
D) The old car.
4. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Martha ate lunch at Chewy's, her favorite restaurant.
A) Restaurant .
B) Martha.
C) Chewy's.
D) None of above.
5. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My friend, a talented singer, performed on stage.a) My friendb) a talented singerc) performed on staged) None of the above.
A) A talented singer.
B) Performed on stage.
C) My friend.
D) None of the above.
6. The unicorn a creature with one horn is a mytical animal.
A) R.
B) Unicorn.
C) A creature with one horn.
7. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker.
A) My.
B) Chuck.
C) Friend.
D) Speaker.
8. Where can an appositive phrase be found in a sentence?.
A) Typically near the subject.
B) At the beginning of the sentence.
C) At the end of the sentence.
D) In a special footnote.
9. Dogs, man's best friends, are good for an owner's health.
A) Are good for.
B) An owner's health.
C) Man's best friends.
D) Dogs.
10. What is the function of prepositional phrases?.
A) To provide versatility in a sentence.
B) To add descriptive details to a sentence.
C) To indicate location, time, manner, or purpose.
D) To modify a verb.
11. What is an Appositive?.
A) An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
B) An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
C) An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
D) An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
12. Identify the appositive phrase:Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever?.
A) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever.
B) By Laurie Halse Anderson.
C) The woman.
D) Anything by Laurie Halse Anderson.
13. What is the appositive(s)? Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.
A) Heidi.
B) To Disney World.
C) My cousin.
D) Will be traveling.
14. Identify the appositive phrase:Last weekend, my family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C.
A) A vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C.
B) Last weekend.
C) The Smithsonian Institute.
D) A vast network of galleries.
15. Norma Ellis a local TV reporter was the first to report the fire.
A) R.
B) A local TV reporter.
C) Norma Ellis.
16. What is an appositive?.
A) A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun or pronoun in a sentence.
B) A preposition that shows the relationship between a noun and another word in a sentence.
C) A conjunction that connects two independent clauses.
D) A verb that modifies an adjective in a sentence.
17. Marseille, an important French seaport, is lcoated on the Mediterranean Sea.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
18. What's the appositive phrase? Hillde, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets.
A) My sweet little dog.
B) Hillde.
C) Dog.
D) None of the above.
19. Tom, old fellow, glad to see you.
A) Tom.
B) Old fellow.
C) See you.
D) Glad to.
20. Choose the appositive. I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday.
A) No appositive.
B) Mall.
C) But I will go.
D) Saturday.
21. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the appositive phrase?Michael Jordan the legendary basketball player also played professional baseball for a while.
A) The legendary basketball player.
B) Also played.
C) Professional baseball.
D) Michael Jordan.
22. 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.
23. Choose the appositive phrase:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening.
A) Penny and Sonya.
B) Our neighbor and his daughters.
C) Penny.
D) Sonya.
24. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Friar Laurence, doubting whether Romeo has really thought this decision through, decides to help the two children marry anyway.
A) Decides to help the two children marry anyway .
B) Friar Lawrence.
C) Doubting whether Romeo has really though this decision through.
D) None of above.
25. Identify the appositive phrase(s). When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet squealed with delight.
A) Her long lost student.
B) Janet squealed.
C) With delight.
D) When the retired teacher ran into Janet.