This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'The scientist Marie Curie discovered radium, ' identify the appositive phrase and determine if it is essential or non-essential. A) Essential. B) Non-essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential. 2. She liked the shirt given to her byher grandmother. A) Participle phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle phrase. 3. Which noun is being modified (added to) by the appositive phrase in this sentence:Jesse Owens, a runner, completed in the Olympics in 1936. A) Olympics. B) Runner. C) Jesse Owens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jesse Owens. 4. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with an appositive phrase, how would it look like: "The classroom was empty because the students went on a field trip" ? A) The classroom, a quiet and deserted space, was empty because the students went on a field trip. B) The classroom was empty because of the field trip. C) The classroom felt silent because all the students had gone out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classroom, a quiet and deserted space, was empty because the students went on a field trip. 5. Many rural people, farmers, are moving to urban areas. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. What is being identified by the following appositive:I walked along Gilman Street, the best street in town. A) Person. B) Place. C) Thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 7. Trucks, large and small cargo carries, come in all colors.the appositive phrase is ..... A) Trucks. B) Large and small cargo carries. C) In all colors. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large and small cargo carries. 8. Choose the appositive phrase:Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries, in Washington, D.C. A) The Smithsonian Institution. B) A vast network of galleries. C) Washington, D.C. D) Our family visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vast network of galleries. 9. Appositives and appositive phrases develop the meaning of the verb in sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Choose the appositive from the sentence:John Wayne, a well-known actor, played in Old West movies. A) John Wayne. B) Old West movies. C) A well-known actor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A well-known actor. 11. Marseille, an important French seaport, is lcoated on the Mediterranean Sea. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve. A) Rudolph. B) Special treat. C) Reindeer. D) Santa Claus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rudolph. 13. Which sentence uses an appositive phrase to provide additional information? A) The tall building stands in the center of town. B) We visited the museum on Tuesday. C) The painting, an original Picasso, sold for millions. D) The students completed their assignments quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The painting, an original Picasso, sold for millions. 14. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The New York City Marathon, one of the largest spectator sports in the United States, is held each November. A) The New York City Marathon. B) One of the largest spectator sports in the United States. C) Is held each November. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the largest spectator sports in the United States. 15. Which words make up the appositive phrases? A clever inventor, Suzanne Troiani is always tinkering in her studio. A) Inventor. B) In her studio. C) A clever inventor. D) Always tinkering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A clever inventor. 16. How can you check to see if your interrupter is correct? A) Check for two commas and a FANBOYS. B) Check for a phrase that is surrounded by two commas and can be taken out of the sentence without ruining the meaning. C) Check for a FANBOYS. D) Check for a phrase that has one comma and can be taken out of the sentence without ruining the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check for a phrase that is surrounded by two commas and can be taken out of the sentence without ruining the meaning. 17. France has a lower population growth rate than its neighbor, Germany. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 18. Is this sentence correctly punctuated:Brandon the clever boy, is awesome. A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. Where do the commas belong in this sentence:Ms. Howell doesn't like making us test so much. A) After "Howell" and "making". B) After "us". C) After "Howell" and "us". D) No commas needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No commas needed. 20. What is the appositive in the sentence:'The capital of France, Paris, is beautiful.' A) London. B) Paris. C) Madrid. D) Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 21. Does this sentence contain an appositive:Yes or no?All children, except one, grow up. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. Combine these sentences using an appositive:'My father is an engineer. He works for a tech company.' A) My father, an engineer, works for a tech company. B) My father works for a tech company, he is an engineer. C) My father, who is an engineer, works for a tech company. D) The tech company is where my father works as an engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My father, an engineer, works for a tech company. 23. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. A) Queen Victoria. B) One of England's greatest monarchs. C) Ruled for sixty-three years. D) No appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of England's greatest monarchs. 24. Find out the appositive or appositive phraseThe Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, first opened in 1937. A) The Golden Gate Bridge. B) The bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County. C) San Francisco and Marin County. D) First opened in 1937. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County. 25. In the sentence 'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play in the park.', what is the appositive phrase? A) My dog. B) Loves to play in the park. C) A golden retriever. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A golden retriever. 26. Identify the appositive phrase:There was a huge party at the high school, the one with the best ACT scores. A) At the high school. B) There was a huge party. C) The one with the best ACT scores. D) With the best act scores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The one with the best ACT scores. 27. Where do commas belong in this sentence:My coworker Mrs. Hargrove is also reading Harry Potter with her class. A) After "coworker". B) After "Hargrove". C) After "reading" and after "Potter". D) After "coworker" and after "Hargrove". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After "coworker" and after "Hargrove". 28. Patricia would have gone for a walk to explore the surroundingshad others been interested. A) Verb phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb phrase. 29. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?Mrs. Guerrero, our social studies teacher, is retiring. A) Is retiring. B) Our social studies teacher. C) The teacher. D) Mrs. Guerrero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our social studies teacher. 30. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat. A) A great escape. B) Into the plastic swimming pool. C) To beat the heat. D) The dog climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A great escape. 31. Which is correct for:Mrs. Sanchez, the super awesome writing teacher is teaching us appositive phrases. A) Mrs. Sanchez the, super awesome writing teacher is teaching, us appositive phrases. B) Mrs. Sanchez the super awesome writing teacher is teaching us appositive phrases. C) Mrs. Sanchez, the super awesome writing teacher, is teaching us appositive phrases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Sanchez, the super awesome writing teacher, is teaching us appositive phrases. 32. The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat. A) To beat the heat. B) A great escape. C) Into the plastic swimming pool. D) The dog climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A great escape. 33. The insect, a large beetle crawled across the sidewalk. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 34. Identify the noun or pronoun the appositive/appositive phrase explains.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) Spider. B) Body. C) Teacher. D) Hiking with him. E) Science teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spider. 35. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet gave her former teacher a huge hug. A) Janet squealed. B) Her long lost student. C) When the retired teacher ran into Janet. D) With delight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her long lost student. 36. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The author, a famous novelist, will be signing books at the bookstore. A) At the bookstore. B) Will be signing books. C) The author. D) A famous novelist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A famous novelist. 37. Punctuate the appositive correctly in the following sentence:The city New York is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. A) The city New York, is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. B) The city, New York, is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. C) The city, New York is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. D) The city New York is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city, New York, is famous for its skyscrapers and bustling streets. 38. What's the appositive phrase?After the pep-rally, a player celebration, we walked to the game. A) A player celebration. B) Pep-rally. C) Game. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A player celebration. 39. What does an appositive phrase often add to a sentence? A) A question. B) A command. C) Description or definition. D) A conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Description or definition. 40. Identify the appositive phrase(s).The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat. A) A great escape. B) The dog climbed. C) To beat the heat. D) Into the plastic swimming pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A great escape. 41. Which of the following is NOT an appositive phrase? A) The insect, a large spider, crawled across the ceiling. B) His favorite book, a long novel, was on the top shelf. C) Running quickly, he managed to catch the bus. D) My sister, an engineer, is designing a new bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running quickly, he managed to catch the bus. 42. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world is located in Asia. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 43. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the participial phrase?Climbing over the fence the scout leader ripped his uniform. A) Climbing over the fence. B) Over the fence. C) The scout leader. D) Ripped his uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climbing over the fence. 44. Fill in the blank with an appositive:'The teacher gave us homework.' A) The teacher, a strict disciplinarian, gave us homework. B) The teacher gave, us homework. C) The teacher gave us, homework. D) The teacher, gave us homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher, a strict disciplinarian, gave us homework. 45. Punctuate the appositive correctly in the following sentence:My brother a talented musician plays the guitar. A) My brother a talented musician plays the guitar. B) My brother, a talented, musician plays the guitar. C) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. D) My brother, a talented musician plays the guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. 46. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an appositive phrase?A) The cat a black and white cat is sleeping.B) The cat, a black and white cat, is sleeping.C) The cat a black and white cat is sleeping, .D) The cat, a black and white cat is sleeping, . A) The cat, a black and white cat, is sleeping. B) The cat, a black and white cat is sleeping, . C) The cat a black and white cat is sleeping, . D) The cat a black and white cat is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, a black and white cat, is sleeping. 47. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My brother, a skilled artist, painted a beautiful picture.a) My brotherb) a skilled artistc) painted a beautiful pictured) None of the above A) My brother. B) Painted a beautiful picture. C) A skilled artist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A skilled artist. 48. You must take your umbrella today, which is an important tool to protect from rain.The appositive phrase is ..... A) You must take your umbrella today, which is an important tool to protect from rain. B) You must take your umbrella today. C) Which is an important tool to protect from rain. D) Umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which is an important tool to protect from rain. 49. Non-essential appositives are needed to identify the subject in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Find out the appositive or appositive phraseLeonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor. A) Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,. B) , was also an inventor. C) Leonardo da Vinci,. D) , the great Renaissance painter,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , the great Renaissance painter,. 51. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My favorite music, rock, is on the radio. A) None of these. B) On the radio. C) Rock. D) Favorite music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock. 52. In which sentence is the appositive *essential* (necessary for the meaning) and therefore does NOT need commas? A) Our principal, Mr. Jones, gave a speech. B) I read the book, a long fantasy novel, in two days. C) My sister, Amelia, is learning to drive. D) The singer Taylor Swift is known for her songwriting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The singer Taylor Swift is known for her songwriting. 53. Select the correct plural form: "Abigail would not give in to the (demandse, demands)." A) Demandse. B) Demands. C) Demand. D) Demand's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demands. 54. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Dave Lewis, a teacher at Lawson, works with many aspiring musicians. A) Musicians. B) Dave. C) Dave Lewis. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dave Lewis. 55. What is the appositive phrase in the sentence:The tallest building, the Empire State Building, is located in New York City. A) The Empire State Building. B) Is located. C) Located in New York City. D) The tallest building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Empire State Building. 56. Can you identify the correct punctuation for a sentence with two prepositional phrases? A) Comma after each prepositional phrase. B) Comma before each prepositional phrase. C) No punctuation between prepositional phrases. D) Semicolon after each prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma after each prepositional phrase. 57. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The coast of Africa, one of the world's largest continents, is a prosperous trading region. A) Coast. B) Continents. C) Africa. D) Trading region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Africa. 58. My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy A) Makes me happy. B) Of the meal. C) Buttery rolls. D) My favorite part. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buttery rolls. 59. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the appositive phrase?Michael Jordan the legendary basketball player also played professional baseball for a while. A) Also played. B) Professional baseball. C) Michael Jordan. D) The legendary basketball player. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The legendary basketball player. 60. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?Justin, my brother, was responsible for planning the birthday party. A) Was responsible. B) The birthday party. C) Justin. D) My brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother. ← 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