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Appositive Phrases Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. When do writers use appositive phrases with vocabulary words?
2. The first word in a gerund phrase has a/n ..... ending.
3. Grace works hard to maintain solid grades.
4. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.
5. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase set off by commas?
6. What is the purpose of using appositives in writing?
7. Once they entered the woods, a dark, dense forest of towering trees, they instantly felt a sense of overwhelming gloom.
8. Can a Dependent Clause stand on its own?
9. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. The new school Wagner Elementary is on Main Street. 2. The new school, Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street. 3. The new school, Wagner Elementary is on Main Street. 4.The new school Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street.
10. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?a) My sister, Emily is a doctor.b) My sister Emily is a doctor.c) My sister Emily, is a doctor.d) My sister Emily, is a doctor.
11. Combine the following sentences using an appositive:The flower is beautiful. Its color is purple.
12. Which option is true based on the sentence below? Blake Shelton asked my sister Lisa for another bowl of noodle soup.
13. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence. In the 1870's the Jubilee Singers went on tour to raise funds for Fisk University.
14. What are some of the main differences between Ford's car, one of the most advanced vehicles of its day, and modern cars?
15. Before you throw away your stuffed animal Bobo, make sure you it is a decision you will not forget! What is the appositive?
16. True or false?Appositives are set off with commas.
17. My least favorite part of school is doing homework.
18. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?The man with a great voice captivated his audience.
19. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My teacher Mrs. Johnson is very knowledgeable.
20. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets, is known to be a very docile daughter, considering marriage only when her mother asks her to.
21. To what does the appositive phrase refer? What does the bold appositive phrase refer to? A star basketball player, Steven Tyler is the tallest person in class.
22. Collecting baseball cards used to be a popular hobby.
23. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?With a lot of hard work and dedication, Jason beat his personal record and won first place.
24. What's the prepositional phrase?:Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek.
25. Clearly overjoyed with their vehicles, many Americans regarded automobiles as necessities by the 1920s.
26. What is the appositive? Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.
27. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?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.
28. How does a prepositional phrase function?
29. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The Capulets and the Montagues, feuding families from the city of Verona, were told not to cause a disturbance again.
30. By giving people an alternative to mass transit, automobiles did much to change the social and business scene of the United States.
31. He might visit the neighbors house and beg for food scraps.
32. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? Okay we can answer it your way.
33. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Mark's teacher John Oliver served in the army.
34. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Provence, a region of France, is on the Mediterranean.
35. Find the sentence with and appositive.
36. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase.a) The girl is reading a book.b) The girl, a talented writer, is reading a book.c) The girl is playing outside.d) The girl is reading a magazine.
37. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Chloe went inside the restaurant to order a cheeseburger.
38. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'The car, a sleek sports car, zoomed past us.'?
39. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:John, my best friend, is coming over for dinner.a) Johnb) my best friendc) is coming overd) for dinner
40. What part of the sentence needs to be offset by commas? Hillde my sweet little dog cuddled up in the blankets.
41. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The dog, a loyal companion, followed him everywhere.b) The cat meowed loudly.c) The bird flew high in the sky.
42. Explain the difference between an appositive and an appositive phrase.
43. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Bamboo, a kind of grass, may reach a height of 120 feet.
44. Identify the appositive phrase(s). The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
45. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. Pitbull dropped his seltzer, a very bubbly drink, and now he is afraid to open it.
46. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? (a connected prepositional phrase counts as two!) During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling.
47. Combine the following sentences using an appositive:The teacher is strict. Her name is Mrs. Smith.
48. What is the appositive in the following sentence? The silversmith Paul Revere warned the people that British troops were going to attack soon.
49. Which of the following sentences uses an appositive phrase correctly? A) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. B) The cat, a Siamese, is sleeping. C) The bird, a robin, sang a beautiful song.
50. 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.
51. What's the prepositional phrase?:The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
52. Which of the following is an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.c) The dog ran in the park.d) The dog, a golden retriever, ran in the park.
53. RULE 5-APPOSITIVE PHRASES Marty is Mr. Smith's nephew.Marty was arrested last week for driving a car while underage.
54. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. During tennis practice, Courteney Cox's teammate Sam always pretends his racket is a guitar.
55. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I enjoy playing soccer.
56. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. The novel Paradise, written by Elena Castedo, has been praised by literary critics.
57. A gerund phrase .....
58. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Janie ate a light breakfast before leaving for school.
59. No longer dependent on streetcars and trains, the first motorists used automobiles for going on recreational and family trips.
60. Many people in the early 1900s wanted to buy cars because of their low prices and novelty.
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