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

1. Marie, a Sorbonne student, is well educated.

A) Correct.

B) Incorrect.

2. Which sentence has the correct placement of the comma?.

A) All of a sudden, the lights turned out.

B) All, of a sudden the lights turned out.

C) All of a sudden the lights, turned out.

D) All of, a sudden the lights turned out.

3. Please give this note to the principal Mrs. Spiegel.

A) R.

B) Principal.

C) Mrs. Spiegel.

4. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very knowledgeable.c) I enjoy reading books.d) The car needs a new battery.

A) The dog barked loudly.

B) My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very knowledgeable.

C) I enjoy reading books.

D) The car needs a new battery.

5. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Dave Lewis, a teacher at Lawson, works with many aspiring musicians.

A) Musicians.

B) Dave Lewis.

C) Dave.

D) Teacher.

6. Identify the noun or pronoun the appositive/appositive phrase explains.When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet squealed with delight.

A) Janet.

B) Delight.

C) Retired.

D) Teacher.

7. In the sentence 'My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.', what is the appositive phrase?.

A) A talented artist.

B) Talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.

C) Painted a beautiful landscape.

D) My sister.

8. Choose the appositive phrase:Dogs, man's best friends, are good for an owner's health.

A) Man's best friends.

B) Dogs.

C) An owner's health.

D) Are good for.

9. Which of these do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to?.

A) Nouns.

B) Verbs.

C) Adjectives.

D) Prepositions.

10. Identify the appositive phrase:Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger.

A) My new English teacher.

B) English teacher.

C) Mr. Angel.

D) 1969 Dodge Charger.

11. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.

A) Roald Dahl a famous children's author wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

B) Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

C) Roald Dahl, a famous children's author wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

D) Roald Dahl a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

12. What type of punctuation is used to set an appositive apart?.

A) Question mark.

B) Comma.

C) Period.

D) Exclamation mark.

13. Which noun is the appositive phrase describing? Mrs. Dover, a die-hard Harry Potter fan, owns all of the books and has seen all of the movies, including those in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

A) Mrs. Dover.

B) Movies.

C) Movies and Books.

D) Harry Potter.

14. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have more than one cousin.

A) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites.

B) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites.

C) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites.

D) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites.

15. Find the adjective clause.The computer that has a broken screen is out of order today.

A) The computer is out of order today.

B) That has a broken screen.

16. What punctuation is used to set off an appositive phrase?a) Parenthesesb) Quotation marksc) Exclamation marksd) Commas.

A) Exclamation marks.

B) Quotation marks.

C) Parentheses.

D) Commas.

17. Choose the appositive. I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Sat.

A) No appositive .

B) New mall.

C) But I will go.

D) None of above.

18. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.

A) We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

B) We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

C) We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

D) We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

19. What is the appositive(s)? Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week.

A) Ms. McKinnon.

B) Our teacher.

C) Was absent.

D) From school all week.

20. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The servants of the house Capulet and Montague, fighting in the streets, caused the feud to start up again.

A) Fighting in the streets.

B) The servants of the house Capulet and Montague.

C) Caused the feud to start up again.

D) None of above.

21. Sentences cannot make sense without an appositive phrase.

A) True.

B) False.

22. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The famous singer, Beyonce, performed at the concert.

A) Beyonce.

B) Singer.

C) Performed.

D) Concert.

23. Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house.

A) Is spending the night.

B) At my house.

C) Finn.

D) My youngest nephew.

24. Trucks, large and small cargo carries, come in all colors.the appositive phrase is _____ .

A) Large and small cargo carries.

B) Trucks.

C) In all colors.

D) Come.

25. Find the appositive:Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.

A) Two American astronauts.

B) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

C) First walked on the moon.

D) On July 20, 1969.