This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.The word palindrome comes from Greek and means "running back again." A) The word palindrome. B) The word. C) Palindrome. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palindrome. 2. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:'The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.' A) A large cockroach. B) The insect. C) The kitchen table. D) Is crawling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large cockroach. 3. Which sentence contains an appositive? A) The teacher, Mr. Smith, is very kind. B) The dog barked loudly. C) They are playing soccer. D) She went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher, Mr. Smith, is very kind. 4. Which grammatical structure is repeated in Jefferson's statement from the "Declaration" ?We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. A) Clauses. B) Nouns. C) Verbs. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clauses. 5. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. A) Queen Victoria,. B) One of England's greatest monarchs,. C) Ruled for sixty-three years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of England's greatest monarchs,. 6. Which of the following sentences contains a non-restrictive appositive? A) My brother Jake is a great cook. B) Jake my brother is a great cook. C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. D) Jake, my brother is a great cook. A) Jake my brother is a great cook. B) My brother Jake is a great cook. C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. D) Jake, my brother is a great cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. 7. ..... , surprised everyone by completing the marathon. A) The underdog is. B) Who is the underdog. C) Her completing the marathon. D) The underdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The underdog. 8. Add the correct punctuation. San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco is the cultural center of Northern California. A) No correction is needed. B) Add two commas (, )San Francisco, San Francisco,. C) Add one comma (, )San Francisco,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add two commas (, )San Francisco, San Francisco,. 9. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Each animal would be kept here until those special people, its new family, chose it. A) Those special people, its new family. B) Those special people. C) Its new family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its new family. 10. Add the correct punctuation to the sentence. I love that magazine the sports almanac. A) No correction is needed. B) Add a comma (, ) after magazine. C) Add a comma (, ) after love. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma (, ) after magazine. 11. Identify the appositive phrase:Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger? A) English teacher. B) Mr. Angel. C) My new English teacher. D) 1969 Dodge Charger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My new English teacher. 12. Choose the sentence with the appositive used incorrectly. A) My friend, Sarah who is funny, is coming over. B) I met Charlie, a musician, at the concert. C) The author, a Nobel Prize winner, spoke at the event. D) Lily, the best player, scored the winning goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend, Sarah who is funny, is coming over. 13. Complete the sentence with the best appositive phrase:My phone, ..... , is always running out of battery. A) An old and glitchy device. B) Which is old and glitchy. C) It is old and glitchy. D) Is an old and glitchy device. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An old and glitchy device. 14. Choose the sentence where the appositive is essential and does not need commas. A) My sister, a doctor, works at the hospital. B) Our teacher, Mr. Smith, is retiring. C) The car, a Tesla, is very fast. D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. 15. What is the appositive phrase? Roses, my favorite flower, grow in the garden. A) My favorite flower. B) Roses. C) Grow. D) Grow in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite flower. 16. Which of the following is an appositive phrase? A) Running quickly. B) Under the bridge. C) Hovered awkwardly. D) A novel by George Orwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A novel by George Orwell. 17. Which option best combines these two sentences using an appositive? 'The new student is named Marco. He is from Italy.' A) The new student is named Marco, and he is from Italy. B) Marco, the new student, is from Italy. C) The new student from Italy is named Marco. D) Marco is the new student who is from Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marco, the new student, is from Italy. 18. Find the appositive in the sentence. The package, a brown box, came in the mail. A) In the mail. B) The package,. C) , a brown box,. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , a brown box,. 19. True or false?An essential appositive phrase is also called a restrictive appositive phrase. They're just two names for the same thing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What are appositives? A) Prepositional phrases. B) Noun phrases added to verbs. C) Noun phrases added to nouns. D) Verbal phrases added to verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun phrases added to nouns. 21. Choose the correct use of an appositive:'The invention, ..... , changed the world.' A) In the lab. B) A groundbreaking device. C) That I created. D) About science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A groundbreaking device. 22. The third highest mountain in the world, Kangchenjunga, is located in Nepal. A) Is located in Nepal. B) Kangchenjunga. C) The third highest mountain in the world. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kangchenjunga. 23. Analyze the use of the appositive in the following sentence: "The city of Paris, the capital of France, is known for its art and culture." A) It provides additional information about Paris. B) It describes the art and culture. C) It indicates the location of Paris. D) It shows the possession of art and culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides additional information about Paris. 24. True or False:An appositive always needs to be set off by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Complete the sentence with an appropriate appositive:'The city, ..... , is known for its music scene.' A) With many parks. B) A bustling metropolis. C) Who is famous. D) Known for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bustling metropolis. 26. Pick the correctly punctuated sentence. A) Mr. Raymond is a hero, and is going to Rocky Ridge after school. B) Mr. Raymond is a teacher; and he is a hero. C) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, but he thinks he is a hero. D) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, and is nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, but he thinks he is a hero. 27. What is the appositive? My class is studying Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun A) Mars. B) The fourth planet from the Sun. C) The fourth. D) My class is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fourth planet from the Sun. 28. You might have noticed already, but appositives are always surrounded by commas (, ). Is the appositive below correct?The Navajo, a group of codetalkers were useful in the 1940s. A) No, there should be a comma after "codetalkers". B) No, there should be no comma before "a group". C) Yes, the sentence is completely correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, there should be a comma after "codetalkers". 29. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker. A) Speaker. B) Friend. C) My. D) Chuck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chuck. 30. Choose the sentence with the correct appositive usage. A) The cat whiskers, is sleeping. B) The novel, a best-seller was written by her. C) Our neighbor, Mr. Brown, is very friendly. D) My cousin, who is a doctor, she works in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our neighbor, Mr. Brown, is very friendly. 31. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The second-place finisher in the Allenville Half Marathon last weekend was Mr. Alvarado, one of our neighbors. A) The second-place finisher in the Allenville Half Marathon last weekend was Mr. Alvarado. B) One of our neighbors. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of our neighbors. 32. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence:The teacher gave the extra credit project to ..... students in the front row. A) We. B) We, the. C) Us, the. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Us. 33. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:Our neighbor and his daughters, Parvi and Sonya, take walks every evening A) Our neighbor and his daughters. B) Take walks every evening. C) Parvi and Sonya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parvi and Sonya. 34. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The lighthouse, a tall stone tower, collapsed after the monster rammed it. A) The lighthouse. B) A tall stone tower. C) Collapsed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tall stone tower. 35. What is the appositive in this sentence?The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk ..... 3 staples of the pantry ..... for this weekend. A) 3 staples of the pantry. B) On Maple Street. C) Macaroni, cheese and milk. D) For this weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 staples of the pantry. 36. True or False:You must always use commas to separate an appositive from the noun it renames. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform tonight. A) A skilled guitarist. B) Will perform. C) Tonight. D) My brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A skilled guitarist. 38. Identify the appositive:A very rich dessert, banana cream pie is not everyone's favorite dish. A) A very rich dessert. B) Banana cream pie. C) Is not everyone's favorite dish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very rich dessert. 39. Find the appositive in this sentence. Hermione Granger, a witch at Hogwarts School, is accomplished at spells A) Hogwarts School. B) Is accomplished at spells. C) Hermione Granger. D) , a witch at Hogwarts School,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , a witch at Hogwarts School,. 40. Which sentence with an appositive is punctuated correctly A) Albert, Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb. B) Albert Einstein, who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. C) Albert Einstein; who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. D) Albert Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albert Einstein, who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. 41. True or False:The appositive in the following sentence in "the first president of the United States, George Washington, did not have a middle name. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. Choose the sentence that best joins these two sentences with an appositive phrase. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer. A) Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, is a champion swimmer. B) Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, making him a champion swimmer. C) Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. 43. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Andrew Jackson led the nation to a great victory, the Battle of New Orleans. A) Andrew Jackson. B) Led the nation to a great victory. C) The Battle of New Orleans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Battle of New Orleans. 44. Complete the sentence:My sister, ..... , is visiting us this weekend. A) Who is Emily. B) Is Emily. C) Emily. D) The Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emily. 45. True or False:Removing an appositive will always change the fundamental meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.This grandfather clock, an oak masterpiece of handiwork, is an antique. A) An oak masterpiece of handiwork. B) This grandfather clock. C) An antique. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An oak masterpiece of handiwork. 47. True or False:An appositive always follows the noun it renames. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Find where the commas go:The board game monopoly was made by Lizzie Magie. A) , monopoly,. B) , was made by,. C) , board game,. D) , Lizzie Maggie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , monopoly,. 49. Where do the commas belong in the following sentence? The book a thrilling adventure was a bestseller. A) A) The book,. B) B), a thrilling adventure,. C) C), was a bestseller. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B), a thrilling adventure,. 50. 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. Which sentence is correctly punctuated below? 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car. 51. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:The novel, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat. A) The novel. B) Kept me. C) A thrilling mystery. D) On the edge of my seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A thrilling mystery. 52. What is the appositive(s)? A) Large-headed bird. B) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. C) Bright plumage. D) Female kingfisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. 53. Complete the sentence to create a sentence with an appositive at the beginning: ..... my little brother is always getting into trouble. A) Being a true menace. B) A true menace,. C) A true menace. D) He is a true menace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A true menace,. 54. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: "The novel '1984', a dystopian classic, was written by George Orwell." A) Was written. B) The novel '1984'. C) By George Orwell. D) A dystopian classic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dystopian classic. 55. Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the appositive? A) The mountain, Mount Everest, is the tallest in the world. B) The mountain Mount Everest, is the tallest in the world. C) The mountain, Mount Everest is the tallest in the world. D) The mountain Mount Everest is the tallest in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mountain, Mount Everest, is the tallest in the world. 56. Choose the appositive.The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires. A) Had two flat tires. B) The car. C) A silver Honda. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A silver Honda. 57. True or False:An appositive is a type of adjective because it describes a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Is the appositive ESSENTIAL OR NONESSENTIAL?My friend Danielle loves English class A) ESSENTIAL. B) NONESSENTIAL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ESSENTIAL. 59. The intruder, a large, inquisitive cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.What does the bold portion describe? A) The cockroach. B) The intruder. C) The kitchen table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The intruder. 60. True or False:Appositives usually provide additional information about the noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 6Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books