This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? He also wrote "The Foghorn, " a short story. A) He. B) "The Foghorn". C) A short story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short story. 2. Choose the appositive. Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house. A) A small deli. B) A small deli near our house. C) Tasty's. D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small deli near our house. 3. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive to add detail? A) The movie was a thrilling adventure. B) My sister, a great cook, made dinner. C) He is a fast runner. D) The cat, is sleeping on the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister, a great cook, made dinner. 4. What part of this sentence is an appositive?His dream was to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth. A) On Earth. B) The tallest mountain on Earth. C) Was to climb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tallest mountain on Earth. 5. Remember the appositive adds detail. If it is essential information, no commas are needed. Make sure whatever you see as the appositive is the add on not the important information. A) My mom, a nurse drives a red car. B) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car. C) My mom a nurse drives a red car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car. 6. Identify the appositive phrase:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. A) Queen Victoria. B) One of England's greatest monarchs. C) England's greatest monarchs. D) Rules for sixty-three years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of England's greatest monarchs. 7. Write a sentence with an appositive that renames the noun 'teacher'. A) The teacher, a professional chef, stayed after school to help the students. B) The teacher, a talented musician, stayed after school to help the students. C) The teacher, a famous actor, stayed after school to help the students. D) The teacher, a dedicated educator, stayed after school to help the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher, a dedicated educator, stayed after school to help the students. 8. Complete the sentence:Our teacher, ..... , assigned extra homework. A) Mrs. Lee the strict one. B) Mrs. Lee, the strict one. C) Mrs. Lee. D) The strict one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Lee, the strict one. 9. Which sentence uses commas correctly for a nonessential (nonrestrictive) appositive, assuming the speaker has only one brother? A) My brother, Leo, is learning to drive. B) My brother Leo, is learning to drive. C) My brother, Leo is learning to drive. D) My brother Leo is learning to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, Leo, is learning to drive. 10. Pick the sentence that is correctly punctuated (compound sentence). A) The MITW is selfless so is the Man in the Red Bandana. B) The Man in the Red Bandana is courageous, and selfless. C) Rudy and Spencer Hawk are two people who showed tremendous determination and courage throughout their lives. D) Malala inspires, for she speaks up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malala inspires, for she speaks up. 11. Which appositive correctly renames the noun in this sentence:My pet, ..... , loves to nap all day. A) Who is fluffy. B) A fluffy cat. C) With a fluffy tail. D) That fluffy cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fluffy cat. 12. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.2. Two ports ..... St. Thomas and Nassau ..... were lively. A) St. Thomas. B) Were lively. C) Nassau. D) St. Thomas and Nassau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) St. Thomas and Nassau. 13. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Ethan's sister, Zoe, loves to shop for vintage dresses at thrift stores and consignment shops and often finds incredible bargains. A) Ethan's sister. B) Zoe. C) Loves to shop for vintage dresses at thrift stores and consignment shops and often finds incredible bargains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoe. 14. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.In 60 A.D., the Celtic ruler Boudica, rallied the Celts against the Romans, organizing an army of twenty thousand while the Roman provincial governor of Britain was away. A) In 60 A.D. B) The Celtic ruler. C) Boudica. D) Rallied the Celts against the Romans,. E) Organizing an army of twenty thousand while the Roman provincial governor of Britain was away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boudica. 15. Complete the sentence:The team captain, ..... , scored the winning goal. A) A very skilled player. B) Who is a skilled player. C) Plays very skillfully. D) And a skilled player. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very skilled player. 16. Which setence correctly uses commas with the appositive in the sentence? A) The pyramid of Khufu, the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. B) The pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. C) The pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid loomed over the explorers. D) The pyramid, of Khufu, the Great Pyramid loomed over the explorers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pyramid of Khufu, the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. 17. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Discovered in 1930, Pluto was once considered a planet, but in 2006, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Its largest moon, Charon, is nearly the same size as Pluto itself. A) It was reclassified as a dwarf planet. I. B) Its largest moon,. C) Charon. D) Discovered in 1930,. E) Pluto was once considered a planet, but in 2006,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charon. 18. An appositive must always come AFTER the noun it describes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Complete the sentence with an appropriate essential appositive:'President ..... signed the bill into law.' A) Of the United States. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Who is tall. D) A Harvard graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abraham Lincoln. 20. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?Gary Paulsen, my favorite author, signed this book. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-restrictive. 21. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.The idea was to provide them transportation to the game. A) To the. B) The idea. C) To provide. D) Was to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide. 22. True or false?If you get rid of an essential appositive phrase, the meaning of the sentence isn't clear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Though hugely popular today, Madame Butterfly, the Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, was poorly received at its premiere in 1904. A) The Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini. B) Was poorly received at its premiere in 1904. C) Madame Butterfly. D) Though hugely popular today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini. 24. Exercise 3:Identifying Appositive Phrases. Identify the Appositive Phrase in each sentence.At the circus, the clown rode a dromedary, a one-humped camel, rapidly around the ring. A) The clown rode a dromedary. B) A one-humped camel. C) At the circus. D) Around the ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A one-humped camel. 25. Identify the appositive:Fluffy, my cat, didn't want to come down from the tree A) The tree. B) My cat. C) Fluffy. D) Didn't want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cat. 26. Add the correct punctuation. Renner has the best mascot a mustang. A) No correction is needed. B) Add a comma (, ) after mascot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma (, ) after mascot. 27. Identify the sentence where the appositive is not necessary:A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. B) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. C) J.K. Rowling, the author, wrote Harry Potter. D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. B) J.K. Rowling, the author, wrote Harry Potter. C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. 28. Complete the sentence:I just finished reading my favorite book ..... A) :The Hunger Games,. B) The Hunger Games. C) , The Hunger Games. D) ; The Hunger Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , The Hunger Games. 29. True or False:An appositive is always necessary for the sentence to make sense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. ..... , has been nominated for the Best Director award. A) Who is the filmmaker. B) His Best Director award. C) The filmmaker is. D) The filmmaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The filmmaker. ← 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