Appositive Phrases Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 28
1. Choose the appositive. The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
A) The owner.
B) And they became lost.
C) No appositive.
D) None of above.
2. Choose the appositive phrase:Basketball, my favorite sport, requires a great deal of stamina.
A) My favorite sport.
B) Basketball.
C) Requires a great deal.
D) Of stamina.
3. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. When you are ready to leave for the game, call me.
A) To leave for the game.
B) To leave.
C) To leave for the game, call me.
D) None of above.
4. Identify the appositive in the sentence:The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat.
A) The book.
B) A thrilling mystery.
C) Kept me on the edge of my seat.
D) On the edge of my seat.
5. Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the appositive phrase?a) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.b) The car, a blue sedan, was parked in the driveway.c) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.
A) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.
B) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.
C) The car, a blue sedan, was parked in the driveway.
D) The car, a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.
6. True or false? Appositive phrases are ALWAYS short!.
A) True.
B) False.
7. The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
A) The heat.
B) The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool.
C) To beat.
D) A great escape.
8. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Julia picked the girl beside her to be her partner.
A) Adj.
B) Adv.
9. The photo shows Henry Ford, looking contented and proud, in his first car.
A) Participial phrase.
B) Infinitive phrase.
C) Gerund phrase.
D) Appositive phrase.
10. What is the appositive phrase in the following:Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.
A) , was also an inventor.
B) , the great Renaissance painter,.
C) Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,.
D) Leonardo da Vinci,.
11. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? No I don't want to answer the doorbell right now.
A) After "right".
B) After "to".
C) After "No".
D) After "I".
12. What is the appositive(s)? I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.
A) Of my favorite ice cream.
B) I ate a huge bowl.
C) Last night.
D) Blue Bell peppermint.
13. My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy.
A) Buttery rolls.
B) Of the meal.
C) Makes me happy.
D) My favorite part.
14. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights.
A) Cool nights.
B) A great source of energy.
C) Coffee, a great source of energy.
D) Coffee.
15. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Centigrade, another word for Celsius, comes from the Latin for 100 degrees.
A) Another word for Celsius .
B) Centigrade.
C) Comes from the Latin.
D) None of above.
16. Does this sentence contain an Appositive:Yes or no?Elvis Presley, the famous king of 50s rock and roll, made his first national appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show.".
A) Yes.
B) No.
17. Find the adjective clause.Joan, who is my older sister, works at St. Simon.
A) Joan works at St. Simon.
B) Who is my older sister.
18. Which sentence requires a comma after the introductory phrase?.
A) The children went to the zoo.
B) My dad went grocery shopping.
C) The movie is always better with popcorn.
D) While we were eating my mom packed.
19. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries, in Washington, D.C.
A) The Smithsonian Institution.
B) Family.
C) Galleries.
D) Washington, D.C.
20. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Wes Canaday, a teacher at Elkhart, works with many aspiring musicians.
A) The lathe.
B) Musicians.
C) Teacher.
D) Wes Canaday.