This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:'The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its culture.' A) Known for its culture. B) A city in Spain. C) Is very expensive. D) A bustling metropolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bustling metropolis. 2. Identify the appositive phrase:My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school. A) Sister. B) The tall one. C) High school. D) My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tall one. 3. Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My cousin, a professional chef, cooked dinner for us." A) For us. B) A professional chef. C) Cooked dinner. D) My cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A professional chef. 4. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The book, a long-lost masterpiece, was finally found." A) The book. B) A long-lost masterpiece. C) Was finally found. D) Masterpiece, was finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A long-lost masterpiece. 5. Complete the sentence with the best appositive:'The Grand Canyon, ..... , attracts millions of visitors each year.' A) A deep river. B) A natural wonder. C) Is vast. D) In Arizona. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A natural wonder. 6. Which sentence is correctly punctuated with an appositive? A) The book a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. B) The book, a thrilling mystery was on the bestseller list. C) The book a thrilling mystery was on the bestseller list. D) The book, a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book, a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. 7. Complete the sentence:'The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its art and culture.' A) Crowded. B) In France. C) A city. D) A bustling metropolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bustling metropolis. 8. Identify the appositive:A beautiful German Shepard, Trixie was my favorite dog. A) Was my favorite dog. B) A beautiful German Shepard. C) Trixie. D) German Shepard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beautiful German Shepard. 9. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:Her favorite book, ..... , is a bestseller. A) Pride and Prejudice B) which is a novel C) by Jane Austen D) that is famous A) Pride and Prejudice. B) Which is a novel. C) By Jane Austen. D) That is famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pride and Prejudice. 10. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.The silver pendant, a gift from her best friend, hung on a thin, short chain. A) The silver pendant. B) A gift from her best friend. C) A gift. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gift from her best friend. 11. True or False:An appositive phrase can include adjectives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The sleep cycle consists of five distinct stages, beginning with light sleep, known as Stage 1. Dreams occur during Stage 5 sleep, the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. A) Known as Stage 1. B) The sleep cycle consists of five distinct stages. C) Dreams occur during Stage 5 sleep,. D) The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. E) Beginning with light sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. 13. Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly? A) Melina Bond's infant cousin has three talents:eating, sleeping, and crying a lot. B) Melina Bond's infant cousin has three talents:eating, to sleep, and he cries a lot. C) Melina Bond's infant cousin has three talents:to eat, sleeping, and crying a lot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melina Bond's infant cousin has three talents:eating, sleeping, and crying a lot. 14. In the sentence 'My sister, the doctor, is coming to visit, ' the phrase 'the doctor' is an appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which is the best way to combine these two sentences using an appositive? 'My older sister is a great cook. She is making dinner tonight.' A) My older sister is a great cook, and she is making dinner tonight. B) My older sister, a great cook, is making dinner tonight. C) A great cook, my older sister, and she is making dinner tonight. D) My older sister is making dinner tonight, who is a great cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My older sister, a great cook, is making dinner tonight. 16. Identify the correct punctuation for the appositive in the sentence:My cousin a talented artist won an award. A) My cousin, a talented artist, won an award. B) My cousin, a talented artist won an award. C) My cousin a talented artist won an award. D) My cousin a talented artist, won an award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My cousin, a talented artist, won an award. 17. Which option best completes the sentence:'My cousin ..... , is visiting for the summer.' A) From California. B) An avid reader. C) Playing soccer. D) Who loves pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An avid reader. 18. In the sentence "We visited the Statue of Liberty, a famous monument in New York, " what does the appositive "a famous monument in New York" rename? A) New York. B) The Statue of Liberty. C) Visited. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Statue of Liberty. 19. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The girls, not the boys, went to the park. A) Went to the park. B) The girls. C) Not the boys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not the boys. 20. Identify the appositive:My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform tonight. A) Will perform. B) My brother. C) Tonight. D) A skilled guitarist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A skilled guitarist. 21. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The venom of the brown recluse spider, one of the most dangerous spiders in the United States, will destroy the walls of the blood vessels surrounding the bite. A) The venom of the brown recluse spider. B) One of the most dangerous spiders in the United States. C) Ill destroy the walls of the blood vessels surrounding the bite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the most dangerous spiders in the United States. 22. Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly in an appositive. A) My sister a talented artist painted a beautiful mural,. B) My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural. C) My sister a talented artist painted, a beautiful mural. D) My sister a talented artist painted a beautiful mural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural. 23. Which sentence correctly punctuates the appositive? A) The river a long one, flows through the city. B) The river, a long one flows through the city. C) The river a long one, flows through the city. D) The river, a long one, flows through the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The river, a long one, flows through the city. 24. Where are appositives that interrupt the sentence placed? A) Middle of the noun phrase. B) Beginning of the noun phrase. C) End of the noun phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle of the noun phrase. 25. ..... , has written a memoir that has become a bestseller. A) His memoir that has become a bestseller. B) The retired general. C) Who is the retired general. D) The retired general is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The retired general. 26. True or False:In the sentence "The artist, a woman from our town, painted the mural, " the phrase "a woman from our town" is the appositive phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Complete the sentence to correctly use a restrictive (essential) appositive:The singer ..... is known for her powerful voice. A) Who is Adele. B) , Adele. C) Adele. D) , Adele,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adele. 28. True or False:The appositive in 'My friend Sarah loves to bake' is nonrestrictive because it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Which part of this sentence is an appositive?Her cat, the brown one, is cuddly A) Her cat,. B) The brown one,. C) Is cuddly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brown one,. 30. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a talented guitarist, plays in a band." A) My brother. B) A talented guitarist. C) Plays in a band. D) In a band. 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