This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:Emma's favorite teacher, ..... , gave her an award. A) Mr. Johnson. B) Who is Mr. Johnson. C) Mr. Johnson, he. D) Teacher Mr. Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Johnson. 2. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prolific composer, composed twenty-seven piano concertos and more than forty symphonies during his lifetime. A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. B) A prolific composer. C) Composed twenty-seven piano concertos and more than forty symphonies during his lifetime. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prolific composer. 3. What is the appositive? The driving instructor, Joe, is teaching Charles how to drive. A) Joe. B) The driving instructor. C) Is teaching. D) Is teaching Charles how to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe. 4. Identify the appositive phrase:My expository paper, the information essay, will be about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s contributions to equality in the United States. A) Martin Luther King, Jr. B) My expository paper. C) The information essay. D) Contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The information essay. 5. What is the appositive in this sentence? A) His truck. B) Under the carport. C) A black Chevy S10. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A black Chevy S10. 6. When should you use commas with an appositive phrase? A) Always. B) Never. C) The dog barked loudly. D) Only when the phrase is at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only when the phrase is at the beginning of a sentence. 7. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? They invited Malcolm, the new guy in our class, to come to the party. A) They invited Malcolm. B) The new guy in our class. C) To come to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new guy in our class. 8. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.A gazehound, the whippet hunts by sight and can run extremely fast. A) Gazehound. B) The whippet. C) Whippet. D) A gazehound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gazehound. 9. An appositive phrase renames a ..... A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 10. Complete the sentence with the best appositive phrase:We visited the town's oldest landmark, ..... A) Which was built in 1890. B) The historic clock tower. C) It was very tall. D) Near the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The historic clock tower. 11. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Without Sabrina, the housekeeper, nobody in that family would know how to get through their days. A) Sabrina. B) The housekeeper. C) Days. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The housekeeper. 12. An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. True or False:Appositives must always be set off by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Identify the appositive:Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve. A) Santa Claus. B) Reindeer. C) Rudolph. D) Special treat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rudolph. 15. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. 16. Complete the sentence with an appositive:The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its art and culture. A) The capital of France. B) It has art. C) In Europe. D) A large city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The capital of France. 17. What is the appositive in this sentence?Samantha made a salad, a Caesar salad with garlic croutons. A) Samantha made a salad. B) There is no appositive. C) With garlic croutons. D) A Caesar salad with garlic croutons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Caesar salad with garlic croutons. 18. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The narrator of the story, Johnny, works in a lighthouse. A) The narrator of the story. B) Johnny. C) Works in a lighthouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The narrator of the story. 19. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The city of Paris, the capital of France, is known for its art and culture. A) The city of Paris. B) The capital of France. C) Is known for its art and culture. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The capital of France. 20. Identify the appositive:An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself. A) An enormous man with great strength. B) Henry. C) The entire pallet of bricks. D) By himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An enormous man with great strength. 21. Identify the appositive noun: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) Deli. D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deli. 22. Complete the sentence with the appositive:'The teacher, ..... , gave us extra homework.' A) Who is nice. B) A strict grader. C) And a mentor. D) As a guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A strict grader. 23. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.3. We served Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato-based soup. A) We served. B) Manhattan clam chowder. C) Tomato-based soup. D) Tomato-based. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomato-based soup. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive to add information about the object. A) I visited Paris, a city of lights, last year. B) I visited, Paris a city of lights, last year. C) I visited Paris a city of lights last year. D) I visited Paris, a city of lights last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I visited Paris, a city of lights, last year. 25. What is the appositive in this sentence?The house in Cyprus Lake, a village near my university, is the oldest in the country. A) Near my university. B) A village. C) Is the oldest in the country. D) A village near my university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A village near my university. 26. What is the appositive in this sentence?Last summer, we vacationed on Anna Maria Island, a small island in the Gulf of Mexico. A) Last summer. B) We vacationed. C) On Anna Maria Island. D) A small island in the Gulf of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A small island in the Gulf of Mexico. 27. Where do the commas go with an interrupter appositive? A) Before and after the appositive phrase. B) After the appositive phrase. C) Before the appositive. D) These types of appositive phrases do not use commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before and after the appositive phrase. 28. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.Have you read George Orwell's fictional masterpiece "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ? A) Fictional masterpiece. B) George Orwell's fictional masterpiece. C) "Nineteen Eighty-Four". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Nineteen Eighty-Four". 29. Choose the sentence with the correctly punctuated appositive: A) The novel, a classic is on the reading list. B) The novel a classic, is on the reading list. C) The novel a classic is on the reading list. D) The novel, a classic, is on the reading list. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The novel, a classic, is on the reading list. 30. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.We served Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato-based soup. A) Tomato-based soup. B) We served. C) Tomato-based. D) Manhattan clam chowder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomato-based soup. ← 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