This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with an appositive:'The mountain, ..... , attracts thousands of tourists every year.' A) A challenging climb. B) That is tall. C) Which is cold. D) As a landmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A challenging climb. 2. Identify the appositive:The most beautiful painting in the world, The Starry Night, was Painted by Vincent Van Gough A) Vincent Van Gough. B) Was painted. C) The most beautiful paining in the world. D) The Starry Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Starry Night. 3. Which sentence uses an appositive to rename a person? A) The river, the longest in the world, flows through several countries. B) My friend Paulina painted this picture. C) The building, a skyscraper, is very tall. D) The car, a vintage model, is very expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Paulina painted this picture. 4. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.In the winter, surfers from around the world try their luck at Mavericks, a destination surfing spot in Northern California. A) In the winter,. B) Surfers from around the world try their luck at Mavericks,. C) A destination surfing spot in Northern California. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A destination surfing spot in Northern California. 5. ..... , was promoted to regional manager yesterday. A) My colleague. B) Her regional manager. C) My colleague is. D) Because my colleague. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My colleague is. 6. Complete the sentence:Emma's favorite teacher, ..... , gave her an award. A) Teacher Mr. Johnson. B) Mr. Johnson. C) Who is Mr. Johnson. D) Mr. Johnson, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Johnson. 7. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prolific composer, composed twenty-seven piano concertos and more than forty symphonies during his lifetime. A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. B) A prolific composer. C) Composed twenty-seven piano concertos and more than forty symphonies during his lifetime. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prolific composer. 8. What is the appositive? The driving instructor, Joe, is teaching Charles how to drive. A) Is teaching Charles how to drive. B) Is teaching. C) Joe. D) The driving instructor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe. 9. Identify the appositive phrase:My expository paper, the information essay, will be about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s contributions to equality in the United States. A) Contributions. B) Martin Luther King, Jr. C) The information essay. D) My expository paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The information essay. 10. What is the appositive in this sentence? A) His truck. B) Under the carport. C) A black Chevy S10. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A black Chevy S10. 11. When should you use commas with an appositive phrase? A) Never. B) The dog barked loudly. C) Always. D) Only when the phrase is at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only when the phrase is at the beginning of a sentence. 12. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? They invited Malcolm, the new guy in our class, to come to the party. A) They invited Malcolm. B) The new guy in our class. C) To come to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new guy in our class. 13. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.A gazehound, the whippet hunts by sight and can run extremely fast. A) Gazehound. B) Whippet. C) The whippet. D) A gazehound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gazehound. 14. An appositive phrase renames a ..... A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 15. Complete the sentence with the best appositive phrase:We visited the town's oldest landmark, ..... A) Which was built in 1890. B) The historic clock tower. C) It was very tall. D) Near the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The historic clock tower. 16. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Without Sabrina, the housekeeper, nobody in that family would know how to get through their days. A) Sabrina. B) The housekeeper. C) Days. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The housekeeper. 17. An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Identify the appositive:Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve. A) Special treat. B) Santa Claus. C) Reindeer. D) Rudolph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rudolph. 19. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. 20. Complete the sentence with an appositive:The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its art and culture. A) It has art. B) In Europe. C) A large city. D) The capital of France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The capital of France. 21. What is the appositive in this sentence?Samantha made a salad, a Caesar salad with garlic croutons. A) Samantha made a salad. B) There is no appositive. C) With garlic croutons. D) A Caesar salad with garlic croutons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Caesar salad with garlic croutons. 22. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The narrator of the story, Johnny, works in a lighthouse. A) The narrator of the story. B) Johnny. C) Works in a lighthouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The narrator of the story. 23. Identify the appositive:An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself. A) An enormous man with great strength. B) Henry. C) The entire pallet of bricks. D) By himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An enormous man with great strength. 24. Identify the appositive noun:Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house. A) A small deli. B) A small deli near our house. C) Deli. D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deli. 25. Complete the sentence with the appositive:'The teacher, ..... , gave us extra homework.' A) Who is nice. B) A strict grader. C) And a mentor. D) As a guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A strict grader. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive to add information about the object. A) I visited, Paris a city of lights, last year. B) I visited Paris a city of lights last year. C) I visited Paris, a city of lights last year. D) I visited Paris, a city of lights, last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I visited Paris, a city of lights, last year. 27. What is the appositive in this sentence?The house in Cyprus Lake, a village near my university, is the oldest in the country. A) Near my university. B) A village. C) Is the oldest in the country. D) A village near my university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A village near my university. 28. What is the appositive in this sentence?Last summer, we vacationed on Anna Maria Island, a small island in the Gulf of Mexico. A) Last summer. B) We vacationed. C) On Anna Maria Island. D) A small island in the Gulf of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A small island in the Gulf of Mexico. 29. Where do the commas go with an interrupter appositive? A) Before and after the appositive phrase. B) After the appositive phrase. C) Before the appositive. D) These types of appositive phrases do not use commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before and after the appositive phrase. 30. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.Have you read George Orwell's fictional masterpiece "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ? A) Fictional masterpiece. B) George Orwell's fictional masterpiece. C) "Nineteen Eighty-Four". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Nineteen Eighty-Four". 31. Choose the sentence with the correctly punctuated appositive: A) The novel, a classic, is on the reading list. B) The novel, a classic is on the reading list. C) The novel a classic is on the reading list. D) The novel a classic, is on the reading list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The novel, a classic, is on the reading list. 32. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.We served Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato-based soup. A) Manhattan clam chowder. B) Tomato-based soup. C) We served. D) Tomato-based. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomato-based soup. 33. Which sentence below is correctly punctuated? A) My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school. B) My sister the tall one is about to enter high school. C) My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school. D) My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school. 34. Rewrite the following sentence to include an appositive: "The scientist made a groundbreaking discovery." A) The scientist made, a groundbreaking discovery. B) The scientist, made a groundbreaking discovery. C) The scientist made a groundbreaking, discovery. D) The scientist, renowned for her research, made a groundbreaking discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The scientist, renowned for her research, made a groundbreaking discovery. 35. Which sentence uses commas correctly for the appositive? A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. B) The author J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. C) The author, J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. D) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. 36. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.1. That tent over there, the large one with the orange trim, looks right for our family. A) That tent. B) The large one with the orange trim. C) With the orange trim. D) The large one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The large one with the orange trim. 37. Add the correct punctuation to the sentence. My necklace a string of pearls is very precious to me. A) No correction is needed. B) Add two commas, a string of pearls,. C) Add a comma pearls,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add two commas, a string of pearls,. 38. Identify the appositive in the following sentence.The Continental Congress, a group of American patriots, played a key role in America's fight for independence. A) Independence. B) Continental Congress. C) Patriots. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Group. 39. Sydney and Alex the best friends like chemistry class. A) , the best friends,. B) , the best, friends. C) Sydney and Alec. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , the best friends,. 40. An essential appositive is NECESSARY, and so it is NOT accompanied by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?The nutrient Vitamin A is critical to good sight. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restrictive. 42. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Siberian tigers, which are the largest members of the cat family, can weigh up to 675 pounds. Sumatran tigers, the smallest tiger subspecies, weigh only 200-300 pounds. A) Siberian tigers,. B) Which are the largest members of the cat family,. C) Can weigh up to 675 pounds. D) Sumatran tigers. E) The smallest tiger subspecies,. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The smallest tiger subspecies,. 43. What is a key characteristic of a clause? A) It contains both a subject and a verb. B) It never contains a subject or a verb. C) It is always a complete sentence. D) It is always a fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains both a subject and a verb. 44. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Dr. Smith hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. A) Dr. Smith. B) Two. C) Teachers. D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers. 45. Which is the correct combination of the following pair of sentences?A-The careless man shot a Condor.B-The condor is the rarest bird in California. A) The rarest bird in California, the careless man shot a condor. B) The careless man shot a condor, the rarest bird in California. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The careless man shot a condor, the rarest bird in California. 46. Rewrite the sentence 'My teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.' with the appositive phrase at the beginning. A) Mrs. Smith, is very kind, my teacher. B) Mrs. Smith, kind teacher, is very. C) Mrs. Smith, my teacher, is very kind. D) Mrs. Smith, is very kind, teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Smith, my teacher, is very kind. 47. Find out the appositive or appositive phraseThe author J. K. Rowling was born in England. A) The author. B) J. K. Rowling. C) England. D) Was born in England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. K. Rowling. 48. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with an appositive phrase, how would it look like: "My brother plays soccer, and he's very competitive" ? A) Soccer is what my brother plays competitively. B) My brother plays soccer and competes a lot. C) My brother, an athlete, plays soccer and is very competitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother, an athlete, plays soccer and is very competitive. 49. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class. A) Mrs. Butler's class. B) Michelangelo. C) Art project. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michelangelo. 50. What would the sentence be without the appositive?Raiyan, a very fast person, plays Xbox. A) Raiyan is a very fast person who plays Xbox. B) A very fast person plays Xbox. C) Raiyan plays Xbox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raiyan plays Xbox. 51. Explain the purpose of using appositive phrases in writing. A) The purpose of using appositive phrases in writing is to provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence, clarifying or elaborating on the main idea. B) Appositive phrases are used to shorten sentences and reduce word count. C) Appositive phrases serve as the main subject of a sentence. D) Appositive phrases are used to confuse readers by adding unnecessary details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of using appositive phrases in writing is to provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence, clarifying or elaborating on the main idea. 52. What would the sentence be without the appositive:My dogs, Snowball and Lady, were found in the Beverly Hills Forest. A) My dogs were found in the Beverly Hills Forest. B) Snowball and Lady were found in the Beverly Hills Forest. C) My dogs are Snowball and Lady and they were found in the Beverly Hills Forest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dogs were found in the Beverly Hills Forest. 53. When should you use a comma with a single prepositional phrase? A) When the prepositional phrase is a direct object. B) When the prepositional phrase is the subject of the sentence. C) When the prepositional phrase is non-essential or adds additional information. D) When the prepositional phrase is essential to the sentence structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the prepositional phrase is non-essential or adds additional information. 54. What might be included in a prepositional phrase between the preposition and the noun? A) Verbs. B) Adjectives. C) Pronouns. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 55. Which sentence has commas in the correct places to set off the nonessential appositives and appositive phrases. A) Katie Jurado, the actress, has appeared in many fine films. B) Katie Jurado the actress has appeared in many fine films. C) Katie Jurado the actress, has appeared in many fine films. D) Katie Jurado, the actress has appeared in many fine films. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Katie Jurado, the actress, has appeared in many fine films. 56. Choose the appositive phrase:The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times. A) The fastest animal. B) Can travel. C) More than 100 miles per hour. D) The peregrine falcon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The peregrine falcon. 57. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? Mr. Wilmer taught us about the First Amendment, the Free Speech Amendment. A) The First Amendment. B) Taught us. C) Mr. Peretti. D) The Free Speech Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Free Speech Amendment. 58. 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. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 59. In the sentence 'My favorite fruit, an apple, is delicious.', what is the appositive phrase? A) An apple. B) A pineapple. C) A watermelon. D) A banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An apple. 60. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Emily's oldest dog, Puffs, is a poodle. A) Puffs. B) No appositive phrase. C) Is a poodle. D) Emily's oldest dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puffs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 1Appositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 6Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books