This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the Appositive Phrase(s) in the following sentence:Fudge, a portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloak, looked cold and exhausted. A) Fudge. B) A portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloack. C) Looked cold and exhausted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloack. 2. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? Stephanie, the student council president, wants to volunteer at the food bank. A) At the food bank. B) Wants to volunteer. C) The student council president. D) Stephanie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The student council president. 3. Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation with multiple appositives? A) My friend, Sarah, a talented musician performed at Carnegie Hall. B) Sarah, my friend a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. C) Sarah, my friend, a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. D) Sarah my friend, a talented musician performed at Carnegie Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah, my friend, a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. 4. Identify the sentence where the appositive is essential to the meaning: A) The river, a natural boundary, separates the two states. B) Author James Joyce wrote complex novels. C) The dessert, a chocolate cake, looked delicious. D) The building, a historic landmark, was renovated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author James Joyce wrote complex novels. 5. Choose the appositive phrase:The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner. A) The flashlight. B) Should be returned. C) Mark. D) The owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The owner. 6. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. The Baltimore Oriole, Maryland's state bird, has black and gold feathers. A) None of these. B) The Baltimore Oriole. C) Black and gold feathers. D) Maryland's state bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maryland's state bird. 7. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air. A) Giant plane. B) Air. C) Plane. D) Into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane. 8. We all sighed in relief, James having found his passport. A) Absolute phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute phrase. 9. Susan Sarandon, a famous actress, has been very supportive of the striking workers. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Participle phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive phrase. 10. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an appositive phrase with commas?A) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly.B) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.C) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly, .D) The dog, a golden retriever barked loudly, . A) The dog, a golden retriever barked loudly, . B) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. C) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly, . D) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. 11. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase:a) The bird flew high in the sky.b) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky.c) The bird flew high in the sky and landed on a branch.d) The bird flew high in the sky, searching for food. A) The bird flew high in the sky. B) The bird flew high in the sky and landed on a branch. C) The bird flew high in the sky, searching for food. D) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky. 12. True or False:Appositives are used to provide additional information about a noun or pronoun. A) Appositives are used to provide additional information about an adjective. B) Appositives are used to provide additional information about a verb. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 13. Before you throw away your stuffed animal Bobo, make sure you it is a decision you will not forget!What is the appositive? A) Stuffed animal. B) Bobo. C) There is not appositive. D) Decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bobo. 14. There should always be at least one comma involved when inserting an appositive phrase into a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which one of the following is a noun formed from a verb? It ends in-ing. A) Appositive. B) Preposition. C) Infinitive. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 16. Choose the appositive from the sentence:My car, the brown one on the right, needs repairs. A) My car. B) Needs repairs. C) The brown one on the right. D) This sentence has no appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brown one on the right. 17. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Sitting on the table, Biff knocks over my water glass. A) Biff. B) My water glass. C) Sitting on the table,. D) Biff knocks over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitting on the table,. 18. The scop, a poet and musician, entertained the court with epic tales. What is the appositive phrase? A) Entertained. B) The scop. C) The court. D) A poet and musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A poet and musician. 19. Identify the participle in the following:Laughing, the girls walked away from the amazing circus performers. A) Laughing. B) Walked. C) Performers. D) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughing. 20. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My sister, an avid reader, finished her book.' A) Her book. B) My sister. C) Finished her book. D) An avid reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An avid reader. 21. True or False:Appositive phrases are always set off by commas. A) Only in formal writing. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? The book The Call of the Wild is one of my favorites. A) Is one of. B) The book. C) One of my favorites. D) The Call of the Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Call of the Wild. 23. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The movie, a thrilling adventure, kept us on the edge of our seats. A) A romantic comedy. B) A thrilling adventure. C) A boring documentary. D) The scary movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thrilling adventure. 24. Identify the gerund in the following:Birds sing as a means of communicating with others. A) Means. B) With. C) Sing. D) Communicating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicating. 25. Is this a restrictive appositive or a nonrestrictive appositive?Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Restrictive appositive. B) Nonrestrictive appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrestrictive appositive. 26. In the sentence 'The teacher, an expert in her field, gave a lecture, ' what is the appositive phrase? A) Gave a lecture. B) An expert in teaching. C) An expert in her field. D) The teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An expert in her field. 27. How can appositives enhance writing? A) By adding detail and making sentences more informative. B) By simplifying complex ideas into single words. C) By eliminating unnecessary words from sentences. D) By making writing more formal and less engaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By adding detail and making sentences more informative. 28. Explain why commas are necessary in the sentence:'My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural.' A) My friend a talented artist painted a beautiful mural. B) My friend a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural. C) My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural. D) My friend a talented artist painted, a beautiful mural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural. 29. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing. A) No appositive phrase. B) Jane made. C) The salad. D) A tossed one with French dressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tossed one with French dressing. 30. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence? (a connected prepositional phrase counts as two!)Maria cited some research from a variety of sources by scientists. A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 31. In the sentence 'The cat, a fluffy creature, slept on the mat, ' what role does 'a fluffy creature' serve? A) Appositive phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Descriptive clause. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive phrase. 32. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?The Capulets and the Montagues, feuding families from the city of Verona, were told not to cause a disturbance again. A) The Capulets and the Montagues. B) Feuding families from the city of Verona. C) Were told not to cause a disturbance again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feuding families from the city of Verona. 33. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with appositive phrase, how would it look like: "Outside the sky was turning orange, which meant the sun was rising." ? A) The sky, a faint orange tapestry, was moving toward dawn. B) Though the sky wasn't lit up yet, it was slowly getting lighter. C) The sky was getting brighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky, a faint orange tapestry, was moving toward dawn. 34. Tom visited India while studying thehistory of Indian art. A) Appositive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 35. What type of sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction? A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 36. Essential or Nonessential appositives:The basketball player Michael Jordan was also famous for his role in Space Jam. A) It needs commas. "Michael Jordan" is nonessential. B) It is correct without commas. "Michael Jordan" is essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is correct without commas. "Michael Jordan" is essential. 37. What is the role of an appositive in a sentence? A) An appositive provides clarity and additional detail about a noun. B) An appositive is a type of verb used in a sentence. C) An appositive is a synonym for a conjunction. D) An appositive is a phrase that describes an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An appositive provides clarity and additional detail about a noun. 38. What is the object of the preposition? We run around the park. A) We. B) Park. C) Around. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Park. 39. Choose the correct word: "Aiden's journey to becoming a historian began because of one (mans', man's) search for truth." A) Man's. B) Mans'. C) Mans. D) Man's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man's. 40. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence with the correct punctuation:'The movie a comedy was a hit.' A) The movie,. B) The movie, a comedy. C) Comedy, was a hit,. D) The movie, a comedy,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie, a comedy,. 41. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My husband bought himself a new motorcycle, a Harley Davidson. A) New motorcycle. B) None of these. C) A Harley Davidson. D) My husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Harley Davidson. 42. Our principal Dr. Smith, greeted students at the door. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 43. The most mountainous area, the southeast, has experienced a large decline in population in recent years. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 44. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence?Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets, is known to be a very docile daughter, considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. A) The daughter of the Capulets. B) Is known to be a very docile daughter. C) Considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The daughter of the Capulets. 45. Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house A) Will. B) Is spending the night. C) My youngest nephew. D) At my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My youngest nephew. 46. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:'To win the game, they practiced every day.' A) Practiced every day. B) To play the game. C) Winning the game. D) To win the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To win the game. 47. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'My brother, a skilled musician, plays the guitar.' A) A skilled musician. B) A talented artist. C) My brother. D) Plays the guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A skilled musician. 48. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?The song "We Are the Champions" was played after we won the championship. A) "We are the Champions". B) After we won. C) The song. D) The championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "We are the Champions". 49. Bonus:How many kids does Mrs. Greenley have? A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 50. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase? A) A talented artist. B) A skilled musician. C) A skilled athlete. D) A famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled musician. 51. Identify the appositive phrase(s). When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him. A) He walked straight up to it. B) A large tarantula. C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. D) When the science teacher saw the spider. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. 52. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. During our vacation we visited Kauai, an island in Hawaii. A) An island in Hawaii. B) Kauai. C) None of these. D) During our vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An island in Hawaii. 53. Appositive phrases function as ..... A) Adverbs. B) Verbs. C) Adjectives. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nouns. 54. "My friend, a talented pianist, will perform at the recital tonight."In the sentence above, the appositive phrase "a talented pianist" (a) . A) Is a useless point. B) A. provides detail about the subject. C) It modifies the verb "perform.". D) It functions as the predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. provides detail about the subject. 55. Differentiate between gerunds and participles as types of verbal phrases. A) Gerunds and participles are interchangeable in sentences. B) Participles can only be used as nouns. C) Gerunds function as nouns, while participles function as adjectives or parts of verb tenses. D) Gerunds are always used in the past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerunds function as nouns, while participles function as adjectives or parts of verb tenses. 56. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with an appositive phrase, how would it look like: "Sarah enjoys painting landscapes, especially in the spring" ? A) Sarah paints landscapes, which is her favorite thing to do. B) Sarah, a talented painter, enjoys painting landscapes in the spring. C) In the spring, Sarah enjoys painting landscapes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah, a talented painter, enjoys painting landscapes in the spring. 57. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The book, a thrilling mystery novel, kept me up all night.' A) A thrilling mystery novel. B) A suspenseful story. C) The book. D) Kept me up all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thrilling mystery novel. 58. Identify the appositive phrase:Harold talked to Sue, his mail carrier, about the upcoming holidays. A) Harold talked to Sue. B) His mail carrier. C) About the upcoming holidays. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His mail carrier. 59. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase? A) The cat ran across the street. B) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. C) I like to read books. A) The flowers are blooming. B) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. C) The dog barked loudly. D) The car drove down the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. 60. True or False:An appositive can be essential to the meaning of a sentence. A) False, an appositive is never essential to the meaning of a sentence. B) True, an appositive can be essential if it provides necessary information. C) False, an appositive only adds extra information. D) True, an appositive is always optional in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True, an appositive can be essential if it provides necessary information. ← 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