Appositive Phrases Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Appositive Phrases – Quiz 7
1. Which part is the independent clause? While Cole and Carson play basketball, Isaac and Austin are reading a book.
A) Isaac and Austin are reading a book.
B) While Cole and Carson play basketball.
2. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence. In the 1870's the Jubilee Singers went on tour to raise funds for Fisk University.
A) To raise funds for Fisk University.
B) To raise funds.
C) To raise.
D) None of above.
3. What are some of the main differences between Ford's car, one of the most advanced vehicles of its day, and modern cars?.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Infinitive phrase.
C) Participial phrase.
D) Appositive phrase.
4. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it.
A) BoBo.
B) Childhood.
C) Animal.
D) It.
5. Check the punctuation:Susan was so excited, about the trip to Jamaica.
A) No Change.
B) Susan was so excited about the trip to Jamaica.
C) Susan, was so excited, about the trip to Jamaica.
D) Susan was so excited about the trip, to Jamaica.
6. Before you throw away your stuffed animal Bobo, make sure you it is a decision you will not forget! What is the appositive?.
A) Decision.
B) There is not appositive.
C) Stuffed animal.
D) Bobo.
7. True or false?Appositives can draw attention to the qualities of a person, place, or thing that are important or relevant to your writing purpose.
A) True.
B) False.
8. Which phrase is an appositive? The bald eagle, our national bird, soared above the trees.
A) Our national bird.
B) The bald eagle.
C) Soared.
D) Above the trees.
9. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Most Irish Setters, slightly nervous dogs, calm down once they get to know people.
A) Slightly nervous dogs.
B) Most Irish Setters.
C) Most Irish Setters, slightly nervous dogs,.
D) None of above.
10. Choose the appositive. I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movies! We are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I am excited to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp.
A) Johnny Depp.
B) We are going to eat at Cane's.
C) And then we are going to the movies.
D) My favorite actor.
11. True or false?Appositives are set off with commas.
A) True.
B) False.
12. The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
A) To beat the heat.
B) Into the plastic swimming pool.
C) The dog climbed.
D) A great escape.
13. Identify the Appositive Phrase(s) in the following sentence:An experienced scuba diver, Chrissy Gibson had gone on ten expeditions to unexplored areas of the Caribbean, an underwater adventure.
A) Chrissy Gibson had gone on ten expeditions.
B) An experienced scuba diver.
C) To unexplored areas of the Caribbean.
14. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner.
A) Flashlight.
B) Mark.
C) Owner.
D) Should be returned.
15. The woman who found my missing purse is now my close friend.
A) No commas.
B) Comma after woman.
C) Comma after purse.
D) Commas after woman and purse.
16. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:A large piano stood inside the music room.
A) Piano stood.
B) A large piano.
C) Inside the music room.
D) Stood inside.
17. Until the treasurer arrived.
A) Dependent.
B) Independent.
18. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) My favorite author, J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series.b) The car, a sleek sports car, zoomed past us on the highway.c) The cat, a mischievous tabby, knocked over a vase.d) The movie, a heartwarming drama, brought tears to my eyes.
A) B.
B) C.
C) A.
D) D.
19. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase:a) The cat jumped over the fence.b) The cat, a fluffy Persian, jumped over the fence.c) The cat jumped over the fence and hid in the bushes.d) The cat jumped over the fence, but the dog couldn't.
A) The cat, a fluffy Persian, jumped over the fence.
B) The cat jumped over the fence, but the dog couldn't.
C) The cat jumped over the fence and hid in the bushes.
D) The cat jumped over the fence.
20. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Sometimes I like pepperoni and sausage on my pizza.
B) Sometimes, I like pepperoni and sausage on my pizza.
C) Sometimes I like pepperoni, and sausage, on my pizza.
D) Sometimes I like pepperoni, and sausage on my pizza.
21. Identify the appositive phrase:A popular US president, John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches.
A) A popular US president.
B) US president.
C) John F. Kennedy.
D) Eloquent and inspirational speeches.
22. In the following sentence, what is the appositive phrase? The cat, the beautiful boy, ran.
A) The cat.
B) Ran.
C) .
D) The beautiful boy.
23. What is being identified by the following appositive:A bald slight man, he reminded me of a baby bird.
A) Person.
B) Place.
C) Thing.
D) None of above.
24. What's the appositive phrase? Hillde, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets.
A) Dog.
B) Hillde.
C) Blankets.
D) My sweet little dog.
25. Alex the best math student just taught me what an angle is.
A) What an angle is.
B) The best math student in the class.
C) Alex.
D) Math student.