This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Restrictive Modifiers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Restrictive Modifiers Quiz 1 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences contains a nonrestrictive modifier? A) The car that is parked outside is mine. B) My friend, who lives in New York, is visiting. C) The book on the table is interesting. D) The student who studies hard will succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, who lives in New York, is visiting. 2. Label the modifier in the sentence: "The dog barking loudly kept me awake." A) Me awake. B) Barking loudly. C) Kept me awake. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 3. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: "The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark, is in Paris." A) The Eiffel Tower. B) A famous landmark. C) Is in Paris. D) The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous landmark. 4. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive? A) The student who studies hard will succeed. B) My friend, a talented artist, is visiting. C) The book on the table is interesting. D) The car that is parked outside is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, a talented artist, is visiting. 5. Label the modifier in the sentence: "The cake, which was delicious, was baked by my mom." A) The cake. B) Which was delicious. C) Was baked. D) By my mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was delicious. 6. Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My cousin, an avid reader, loves mystery novels." A) My cousin. B) My cousin loves. C) An avid reader. D) Loves mystery novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An avid reader. 7. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert." A) At the concert. B) My brother. C) A skilled guitarist. D) Will perform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A skilled guitarist. 8. Which sentence uses a restrictive modifier? A) The book that you lent me was fascinating. B) My sister, an excellent cook, made dinner. C) The car, which is red, is fast. D) The teacher, who is very kind, helped me with my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book that you lent me was fascinating. 9. Write a sentence using an appositive. A) My dog loves to play fetch. B) The golden retriever loves to play fetch. C) My dog loves fetch. D) My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch. 10. Differentiate between restrictive and nonrestrictive modifiers in the sentence: "The book that you lent me was fascinating, but the book, which was on the table, was boring." A) Both are restrictive. B) Both are nonrestrictive. C) First is restrictive, second is nonrestrictive. D) First is nonrestrictive, second is restrictive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First is restrictive, second is nonrestrictive. 11. Write a sentence using a nonrestrictive modifier. A) The cat, which is black, is sleeping on the couch. B) The cat that is black is sleeping on the couch. C) The black cat is sleeping on the couch. D) The cat is sleeping on the black couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, which is black, is sleeping on the couch. 12. Which sentence uses a nonrestrictive modifier? A) The car that is blue is mine. B) The blue car is mine. C) The car, which is blue, is mine. D) The car is blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car, which is blue, is mine. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdjective Clauses QuizAdverbial Clauses QuizClause Types QuizClauses And Phrases QuizComparative Clauses QuizConditional Clauses QuizDependent Clauses QuizEmbedded Clauses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books