Appositive Phrases Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 27
1. Choose the appositive:A lover of popcorn, Sparky was often spotted at the state fair.
A) Sparky.
B) Spotted.
C) A lover of popcorn.
D) At the state fair.
2. Which option is true based on the sentence below? I hope my friend Jay-Z has enough packing peanuts to ship you his crystal ball.
A) I have only one friend.
B) I have multiple friends.
3. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective?.
A) I need a new notebook to write my ideas.
B) To swim in the ocean is my favorite summer activity.
C) The book on the shelf belongs to John.
D) He ran quickly to catch the bus.
4. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase:a) The river flowed gently.b) The river, a mighty force, flowed gently.c) The river flowed gently and reflected the sunlight.d) The river flowed gently, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
A) The river, a mighty force, flowed gently.
B) The river flowed swiftly.
C) The river flowed gently and made a loud noise.
D) The river flowed gently, causing a strong current.
5. Identify the appositive phrase:There was a huge party at the high school, the one with the best ACT scores.
A) There was a huge party.
B) At the high school.
C) The one with the best ACT scores.
D) With the best act scores.
6. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase? When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him, proving that science teachers make questionable decisions.
A) He walked straight up to it.
B) A large tarantula.
C) When the science teacher saw the spider.
D) A large tarantula with a hairy body.
7. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase? We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.
A) Massive.
B) Ship.
C) Aboard.
D) Cruise.
8. Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?.
A) We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favourite restaurant.
B) We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favourite restaurant.
C) We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favourite restaurant.
D) We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favourite restaurant.
9. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.A gazehound, the whippet hunts by sight and can run extremely fast.
A) The whippet.
B) Whippet.
C) Gazehound.
D) A gazehound.
10. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.My cousin Amanda is a veterinarian who works at a wildlife park.
A) Amanda.
B) My cousin Amanda.
C) My cousin.
D) None of above.
11. Which sentence is correctly written below? (Look for the appositive).
A) Charles Riley, a teacher, helped encourage and coach Jesse Owens when he was in school.
B) Charles Riley a teacher helped encourage, and coach Jesse Owens when he was in school.
12. Which sentence is correct?.
A) When writing an answer be sure, to use complete sentences.
B) When writing, an answer be sure to use complete sentences.
C) When writing an answer, be sure to use complete sentences.
D) When, writing an answer be sure to use complete sentences.
13. Which option is true based on the sentence below? Whenever we go to the beach, I ask my babysitter, Kenny Chesney, to buy me a corn dog.
A) I have only one babysitter.
B) I have more than one babysitter.
14. What is the relationship between prepositional phrases and the words they modify?.
A) Prepositional phrases provide additional information about the words they modify.
B) Prepositional phrases replace the words they modify.
C) Prepositional phrases are unrelated to the words they modify.
D) Prepositional phrases modify the words they replace.
15. How does an appositive phrase function?.
A) All of the above.
B) Renames the noun.
C) Gives more information about the noun.
D) Is a concise way to define a noun.
16. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.
17. Old Chicago is our favorite restaurant which is why we go there often.
A) Comma after why.
B) Comma after favorite.
C) Comma after restaurant.
D) No commas.
18. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Many people, including Americans and Canadians, celebrate the new year.
B) Many people including, Americans and Canadians, celebrate the new year.
C) Many people including Americans and Canadians, celebrate the new year.
D) Many people including, Americans and Canadians celebrate the new year.
19. Adverb clauses modify _____ , adjectives, and other adverbs.
A) Pronouns.
B) Verbs.
C) Nouns.
D) Prepositions.
20. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:The poem, one of Robert Frost's best, is called "The Death of the Hired Man.".
A) One of Robert Frost's best.
B) The poem.
C) Is called "The Death of the Hired Man.".
D) No appositive phrase.
21. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'The book, a bestseller, sold millions of copies.'?.
A) Sold millions of copies.
B) The book.
C) A bestseller.
22. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.
A) One of England's greatest monarchs.
B) Queen Victoria.
C) Ruled for sixty-three years.
D) No appositive phrase.
23. Remember the appositive adds detail. If it is essential information, no commas are needed. Make sure whatever you see as the appositive is the add on not the important information.
A) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car.
B) My mom, a nurse drives a red car.
C) My mom a nurse drives a red car.
D) None of above.
24. Choose the 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.
25. Appositives are special because they can be deleted from a sentence without changing the sentence's meaning. What could be deleted from the sentence below? My niece, Eleanor, is a big fan of unicorns.
A) Eleanor.
B) My niece.
C) Is a big fan of.
D) Unicorns.