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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses commas correctly with a non-essential appositive? A) Her brother the firefighter is brave. B) The garden, full of flowers, attracts many bees. C) The movie, a thrilling adventure, won several awards. D) My teacher Mrs. Lee is very kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie, a thrilling adventure, won several awards. 2. An appositive phrase is an appositive that includes its modifiers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. True or False:An appositive must always have commas around it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The Nile the largest river in the world is in Africa. A) , Africa. B) , Nile,. C) The Nile the largest river,. D) , the largest river in the world,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , the largest river in the world,. 5. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.A favorite food of my father, chicken enchiladas is often served at our house. A) A favorite food of my father. B) Chicken enchiladas. C) A favorite food of my father, chicken enchiladas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A favorite food of my father. 6. True or False:Commas are never used with an essential (or restrictive) appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following sentences contains a nonessential appositive? A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. C) The city of Paris is known for its art and culture. D) The teacher Mr. Smith assigned us homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. 8. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.In Iran families celebrate Yalda, a Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, by sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. A) In Iran families celebrate Yalda. B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. C) By sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. 9. What punctuation is used to separate a nonessential appositive from the word it is identifying or explaining and the rest of the sentence? A) A comma (, ). B) A semicolon (;). C) A period (.). D) An apostrophe ('). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma (, ). 10. Identify the appositive:Our teacher, Mr. Smith, is very knowledgeable. A) Is very. B) Mr. Smith. C) Our teacher. D) Knowledgeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Smith. 11. A non-essential appositive is UNNECESSARY, and so it IS accompanied by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My city, Comayagua, is very beautiful. A) My city. B) Comayagua. C) Is very beautiful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comayagua. 13. Which sentence uses commas correctly with an appositive? A) The author, J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote, Harry Potter. C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. D) The author J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. 14. Appositives always always always ..... the word they describe. A) Follow usually without commas. B) Appear at the same time and in the same space as. C) Follow, usually with commas,. D) Come before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow, usually with commas,. 15. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? A unique storyteller, Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit. A) A unique storyteller. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Was known for his wit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A unique storyteller. 16. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:My uncle, ..... , loves fishing. A) who is tall B) a tall man C) tall and strong D) he is tall A) Who is tall. B) A tall man. C) Tall and strong. D) He is tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tall man. 17. Complete the sentence:The movie, ..... , was a huge hit. A) The action film. B) Action film. C) Which is an action film. D) An action film. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An action film. 18. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.While falling asleep, some people experience hypnic jerks, involuntary twitches of the body. Experts say they're normal, but the cause is unknown. A) While falling asleep,. B) Some people experience hypnic jerks. C) Involuntary twitches of the body. D) Experts say they're normal. E) But the cause is unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary twitches of the body. 19. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Emma Watson, the actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, auditioned for the role eight times before she landed it. A) Emma Watson. B) The actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films. C) Auditioned for the role eight times before she landed it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films. 20. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week. A) The policeman. B) Us next week. C) We be visiting. D) My son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policeman. 21. Identify the appositive:Although my sister Loretta disapproves of the on-court temper tantrums, she still thinks Robbie is cute. A) Robbie. B) My sister. C) On-court temper tantrums. D) Loretta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loretta. 22. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My School, Saint John, is a fun place to learn. A) My School. B) Is a fun place to learn. C) Saint John. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint John. 23. Vocational counselor Jane Smith has agreed to help me get a job. Subject:Jane Smith. Appositive:vocational counselor Appositive is essential information because it is her title (like President Donald Trump); therefore no commas needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is the appositive(s)?I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night. A) Blue Bell peppermint. B) Last night. C) I ate a huge bowl. D) Of my favorite ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue Bell peppermint. 25. Which sentence contains a nonessential appositive? A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. B) My friend Sarah, a talented artist, painted this mural. C) The city of Paris is known for its culture. D) The planet Mars has two moons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Sarah, a talented artist, painted this mural. 26. ..... are nouns or noun phrases that follow or come before a noun, and give more information about it. A) Appositives. B) Participles. C) Absolutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositives. 27. Identify the appositive:While we were in New York, my family and I saw the incredible play Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. A) New York. B) Play. C) Hamilton. D) Lin-Manuel Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamilton. 28. Identify the appositive phrase:Last weekend, my family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C. A) Last weekend. B) The Smithsonian Institute. C) A vast network of galleries. D) A vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C. 29. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives. Identify the appositive in each sentence.Moby Dick was written by the American writer Herman Melville. A) American. B) Herman Melville. C) Writer. D) Moby Dick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herman Melville. 30. Identify the appositive phrase.A beautiful British Shorthair, Trixie was my favorite cat. A) My favorite cat. B) Trixie was my favorite cat. C) Trixie. D) A beautiful British Shorthair. 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