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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Check for punctuation:In the middle of the night the dog started barking. A) In the middle of the night the dog, started barking. B) In the middle of the night, the dog started barking. C) No Change. D) In the middle, of the night, the dog started barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the middle of the night, the dog started barking. 2. Today, nearly one sixth of the population is lcoated near Paris, the capital. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 3. Identify the appositive phrase:My friend Sarah, an excellent musician, plays the piano beautifully. A) Beautifully. B) My friend Sarah. C) An excellent musician. D) Plays the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An excellent musician. 4. Ken and Joyce, Ken's wife, are business partners.The appositive is ..... A) Ken's wife. B) Ken and Joyce. C) Are business partners. D) Ken's wife, are business partners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ken's wife. 5. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:'My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.' A) Coming over. B) My best friend. C) Sarah. D) Is coming over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah. 6. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following:Many animals, including bears, love to eat the honey made from the bees. A) Including bears. B) To eat. C) Many animals. D) Made from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat. 7. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The book, a classic novel, was on the bestseller list for months. A) A classic novel. B) The book. C) The bestseller list. D) Months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A classic novel. 8. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, is celebrated throughout the country. A) A Mexican holiday. B) Celebrated. C) Day of the Dead. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Mexican holiday. 9. Differentiate between a verbal phrase and an appositive phrase. A) A verbal phrase is always a complete sentence; an appositive phrase is not. B) A verbal phrase describes an action; an appositive phrase describes an adjective. C) A verbal phrase renames a noun; an appositive phrase contains a verb. D) A verbal phrase contains a verb; an appositive phrase renames a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verbal phrase contains a verb; an appositive phrase renames a noun. 10. Provide an example of a sentence with a non-restrictive appositive. A) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. B) My sister, a skilled painter, loves to draw. C) The cat, a playful creature, sleeps all day. D) Their house, a cozy cottage, is painted blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. 11. What is the best way to join the following two sentences using an appositive phrase?Diamond is the hardest mineral in the world. It is a form of pure carbon. A) The hardest mineral in the world, is a form of pure carbon. B) Diamond, is a form of pure carbon, is the hardest mineral in the world. C) Diamond, the hardest mineral in the world, is a form of pure carbon. D) Made of pure carbon, diamond is the hardest mineral in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diamond, the hardest mineral in the world, is a form of pure carbon. 12. Chocolate my favorite treat always makes me happy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. Identify the placement of the appositive phrase in the sentence: "We're having enchiladas, my favorite food." A) There is no appositive phrase. B) Middle. C) Beginning. D) End. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) End. 14. What is an appositive phrase in the sentence: "My father, a fat man with beautiful eyes and a subversive wit, is trying to decide which of his eight children he will take with him to the county fair" ? A) My father. B) A fat man with beautiful eyes and a subversive wit. C) Is trying to decide. D) To the county fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fat man with beautiful eyes and a subversive wit. 15. Marie, a Sorbonne student, is well educated. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. Will someone be here soon to open thedoor? A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Appositive phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 17. Identify the appositive phrase:Basketball, my favourite sport, requires a great deal of stamina. A) Basketball. B) My favourite sport. C) Requires a great deal of stamina. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favourite sport. 18. Rewrite the sentence to include an appositive:'The dog barked loudly. The dog is my pet.' A) The dog, my pet, barked loudly. B) The dog is my pet and it barked loudly. C) The dog barked loudly, which is my pet. D) My pet, the dog, barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog, my pet, barked loudly. 19. The scribe, a recorder of history, documented the king's achievements. What is the appositive phrase? A) A recorder of history. B) The scribe. C) The king's achievements. D) Documented. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A recorder of history. 20. Pastor John gave a great sermon during church this morning.Identify the appositive A) Sermon. B) There is not an appositive. C) Church. D) John. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John. 21. Correctly punctuate the appositive phrase in the sentence:The teacher Mrs. Johnson is very kind. A) The teacher, Mrs. Johnson is very kind. B) The teacher, Mrs. Johnson, is very kind. C) The teacher Mrs. Johnson is very kind. D) The teacher Mrs. Johnson, is very kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, Mrs. Johnson, is very kind. 22. How should you combine the two sentences into one sentence that uses an appositive phrase? Keisha won the award.Keisha is a computer scientist. A) Keisha, won the award, is a computer scientist. B) Keisha, a computer scientist, won the award. C) Keisha won the award for computer science. D) Keisha is a computer scientist who won an award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keisha, a computer scientist, won the award. 23. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The car, a red convertible, was parked in the driveway. A) Was parked. B) A red convertible. C) The car. D) Parked in the driveway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A red convertible. 24. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with an appositive phrase, how would it look like: "The dog barked loudly, scaring the neighbors" ? A) The dog was barking, scaring all the neighbors. B) The dog, a noisy creature, barked loudly and scared the neighbors. C) The dog barked loudly because it wanted attention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, a noisy creature, barked loudly and scared the neighbors. 25. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:Is your friend Greg getting married? A) Greg. B) Friend. C) Is your friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greg. 26. What is the appositive or appositive phrase? Seattle, the largest city in Washington, gets a lot of rain. A) Seattle. B) Gets a lot of rain. C) The largest city in Washington. D) Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The largest city in Washington. 27. My best friend, Jordan enjoys playing basketball. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 28. Identify the appositive phrase(s).Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights. A) Cool nights. B) Coffee. C) Coffee, a great source of energy. D) A great source of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A great source of energy. 29. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) The teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave us a challenging assignment.b) The house, a cozy cottage, was nestled among the trees.c) The dog, a loyal companion, followed me everywhere.d) The movie, a thrilling action film, kept me on the edge of my seat. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 30. Which phrase is an appositive? The bald eagle, our national bird, soared above the trees. A) The bald eagle. B) Our national bird. C) Soared. D) Above the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our national bird. 31. Identify the sentence with a correctly placed appositive phrase: A) The car, needs repairs is in the garage. B) My uncle, a skilled carpenter, built this cabinet. C) The athlete won who is a champion the race. D) The book which is a mystery novel sits on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My uncle, a skilled carpenter, built this cabinet. 32. Find the object of the preposition:Talking to the coach, I realized how to run the play. A) Play. B) Run. C) Coach. D) Realized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coach. 33. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My favorite teacher, Mr. Smith, took us on a field trip. A) None of these. B) Mr. Smith. C) My favorite teacher. D) Field trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Smith. 34. The singer, Taylor Swift, is having a birthday today. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 35. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase:Sam's new dog, Fluffy, is a pomeranian. A) None of these. B) Sam's new dog. C) Fluffy. D) Pomeranian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluffy. 36. Identify the sentence with an incorrectly punctuated appositive: A) The book, a bestselling novel was excellent. B) My brother Jim works at the hospital. C) Paris, the capital of France, is beautiful. D) Dr. Smith, our family physician, retired last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book, a bestselling novel was excellent. 37. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Friar Laurence, doubting whether Romeo has really thought this decision through, decides to help the two children marry anyway. A) Friar Lawrence. B) Doubting whether Romeo has really though this decision through. C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. 38. What is the purpose of an appositive phrase? A) To describe the action of the subject. B) To rename or further identify a noun or pronoun. C) To connect two independent clauses. D) To show the time or place of an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To rename or further identify a noun or pronoun. 39. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Romeo and Juliet, excited by their newfound love, decide to marry the day after the party. A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Excited by their newfound love. C) Decide to marry the day after the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited by their newfound love. 40. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence, "I love swimming in the ocean." A) "swimming in the ocean". B) "I love". C) "in the ocean". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "swimming in the ocean". 41. Verbals may be any of the following types: A) Gerunds, adjectives, and adverbs. B) Participles, infinitives, and gerunds. C) Participles, gerunds, and prepositions. D) Participles, infinitives, and verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participles, infinitives, and gerunds. 42. What is the purpose of an appositive?a) To add extra information about a nounb) To describe an actionc) To connect two sentencesd) To show possession A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 43. Which sentence demonstrates incorrect usage of commas with an appositive? A) My teacher, Mrs. Johnson teaches mathematics. B) The Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic landmark, spans the bay. C) My dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim. D) Robert Frost, the famous poet, wrote about nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher, Mrs. Johnson teaches mathematics. 44. Identify the nonessential appositive phrase: A) The author Stephen King wrote many horror novels. B) My cousin, an experienced chef, prepared the meal. C) The city Chicago has many skyscrapers. D) The student Mark answered all questions correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cousin, an experienced chef, prepared the meal. 45. Which is the correct version of:Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he, can be a stinker A) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can, be a stinker. B) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can be a stinker. C) Although I like my dog the chihuahua he, can be a stinker. D) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua, he can be a stinker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua, he can be a stinker. 46. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it. A) Childhood. B) Animal. C) It. D) BoBo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BoBo. 47. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic. A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him. B) Benvolio. C) Romeo can be rather dramatic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him. 48. Choose the appositive phrase:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening. A) Our neighbor and his daughters. B) Penny. C) Sonya. D) Penny and Sonya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penny and Sonya. 49. Use an appositive to describe the noun 'dog'. A) The cat, a dog, chased after the ball. B) The loyal pet, a dog, followed its owner everywhere. C) The bird, a dog, flew high in the sky. D) The dog, a feline, barked at the mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The loyal pet, a dog, followed its owner everywhere. 50. Fill in the blank with an appositive:'Shelby enjoys reading mystery novels.' A) Shelby, an avid reader, enjoys reading mystery novels. B) Shelby enjoys, reading mystery novels. C) Shelby enjoys reading mystery, novels. D) Shelby enjoys reading, mystery novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shelby, an avid reader, enjoys reading mystery novels. 51. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive:a) The bird flew high in the sky.b) The red apple fell from the tree.c) My favorite subject is math.d) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. A) My favorite subject is math. B) The red apple fell from the tree. C) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. D) The bird flew high in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. 52. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) My favorite actor, Tom Hanks, starred in the movie.b) The house, a charming cottage, had a beautiful garden.c) The dog, a playful Labrador, fetched the ball.d) The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me guessing until the end. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 53. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: "Mrs. Dover, the Harry Potter geek, wants to own a cat one day. A) One day. B) The Harry Potter geek. C) Wants to own a cat one day. D) Mrs. Dover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Harry Potter geek. 54. Identify the appositive phrase n the following sentence:Always the one to object, Blair said, "No way!" A) Blair said. B) No way. C) Always the one to object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always the one to object. 55. Identify the appositive:The city of Paris, known as the City of Light, is a popular tourist destination. A) Known as the City of Light. B) The city of Paris. C) City of Light. D) A popular tourist destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City of Light. 56. The baby smiled up at his mother. A) The baby. B) His mother. C) There are no appositives in this sentence. D) Smiled up at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are no appositives in this sentence. 57. What is the definition of an appositive? A) A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence. B) A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list. C) A conjunction that connects two independent clauses in a sentence. D) A verb or verb phrase that renames or identifies another verb or pronoun in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence. 58. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? My brother will play on the neighborhood team, the Mustangs. A) The neighborhood team. B) Will play on. C) My brother. D) The Mustangs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mustangs. 59. Identify the appositive phrase:Dogs, great companions, are good for people's' health. A) Dogs. B) Great companions. C) Are good for people's' health. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great companions. 60. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:Running, the sport that Jesse Owens loved, was always a talent that he had. A) Always a talent. B) A sport that Jesse Owens loved. C) Running. D) None of the above. 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