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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the appositive."Samwise, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets with me." A) Dog. B) Blankets. C) Hillde. D) My sweet little dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sweet little dog. 2. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive. A) The car, which was red, sped down the highway. B) The book on the table is mine. C) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. D) She ran quickly to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. 3. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The lady, Marian, was talking to a priest. A) The lady. B) Marian. C) Was talking to a priest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lady. 4. Complete the sentence:The novel ..... won an award for its captivating story. A) That I wrote. B) Reads well. C) On the shelf. D) A suspenseful thriller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A suspenseful thriller. 5. Which is the appositive in the sentence? He always eats chocolate, white Hersheys, when he is worried. A) Eats chocolate,. B) , when he is worried. C) , white Hersheys,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , white Hersheys,. 6. Identify the appositive phrase:Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory. A) The author of A Christmas Carol. B) The author. C) Charles Dickens. D) In a shoe polish factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author of A Christmas Carol. 7. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly in an appositive? A) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. B) My sister a talented musician played the piano, at the concert. C) My sister a talented musician played, the piano at the concert. D) My sister a talented musician played the piano at the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. 8. True or false?An appositive phrase is always noun phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. True or False:An appositive can be more than one word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. In the sentence "My brother's favorite video game, *Fortnite*, is an online multiplayer, " what is the appositive? A) Is an online multiplayer. B) Fortnite. C) My brother's favorite video game. D) Video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fortnite. 11. An appositive is A) An adjective or adverb. B) An adjective. C) A noun or pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun. 12. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.The couple named the child Miley, an old family name. A) Child Miley. B) The couple. C) An old family name. D) Miley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old family name. 13. Which of these do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to? A) Nouns. B) Prepositions. C) Verbs. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 14. Find the appositive in the sentence:The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. A) Down the highway. B) Sped. C) The car. D) , a red convertible,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , a red convertible,. 15. What punctuation is used to separate an appositive from the word it is explaining and the rest of the sentence? A) A comma (, ). B) A period (.). C) A semicolon (;). D) An apostrophe ('). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma (, ). 16. Which sentence uses an appositive to add detail? A) The dog ran quickly. B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. C) The dog ran quickly after the ball. D) The golden retriever ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. 17. Which sentence contains an appositive that clarifies the subject? A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. B) The teacher gave us homework. C) The book is on the table. D) The cat is sleeping on the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. 18. The committee chairperson, ..... , will retire next month. A) A veteran in her field is. B) Her veteran field. C) She is a veteran in her field. D) A veteran in her field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is a veteran in her field. 19. ..... , won the championship game single-handedly. A) His championship game. B) The star player. C) The star player is. D) He is the star player. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The star player. 20. Where does the comma go with an appositive phrase that adds detail at the end of a noun phrase? A) Before the appositive phrase. B) After the appositive phrase. C) Before and after the appositive phrase. D) These types of appositives do not use commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the appositive phrase. 21. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives. Identify the appositive in each sentence.Billy thought he would give Betty, his girlfriend, something for Valentine's Day. A) Betty. B) Billy. C) Girlfriend. D) Valentine's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Girlfriend. 22. True or false?Appositives can draw attention to the qualities of a person, place, or thing that are important or relevant to your writing purpose. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "Our pet turtle, Speedy, likes to swim in the pond." A) In the pond. B) Speedy. C) Our pet turtle. D) Likes to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speedy. 24. Choose the sentence with a correctly punctuated appositive:My dad ..... is a great cook. A) Who is a chef. B) The chef. C) A chef,. D) A chef. E) A chef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A chef. 25. Complete the sentence correctly:The winner of the science fair, one of the smartest students in the school, ..... a trip to the space center. A) Are winning. B) Wins. C) Have won. D) Win. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wins. 26. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?Gary Paulsen's book Hatchet is about survival. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restrictive. 27. The sentence 'My cat, a Siamese, is very vocal' contains a non-essential appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Identify the appositive."Melissa, my sister in college, called me last night." A) My sister in college. B) Sister. C) Melissa. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister in college. 29. Identify the appositive:Jack took a bus to the library, the one nearest to his house. A) Jack. B) Took a bus to the library. C) The one nearest to his house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The one nearest to his house. 30. Does the following sentence need any additional punctuation?"The book Tom Sawyer is required summer reading this year." A) Yes, Tom Sawyer should be separated by commas because it is a nonrestrictive appositive. B) No additional punctuation is required. The title Tom Sawyer is a restrictive appositive. It is a proper noun that identifies the common noun "book.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No additional punctuation is required. The title Tom Sawyer is a restrictive appositive. 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