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Appositive Phrases Quiz 21 (60 MCQs)

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1. Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.
2. To what does the appositive phrase refer? After searching the cage for hours, I finally found Haley Dunphy's hamster Leopold hiding behind its wheel.
3. Choose the appositive phrase:Coffee, a great source of energy, is perfect on cool nights.
4. Choose the right adverb. Jessica usually listens to music ..... she does her homework.
5. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. Our class library which is stocked, full of books, is amazing. 2. Our class library which is stocked full of books, is amazing. 3. Our class, library, which is stocked full of books is amazing. 4 Our class library, which is stocked full of books, is amazing.
6. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?The monkey that escaped from the zoo was named Jenny.
7. Choose the right adverb. Jack fed the dog ..... he gave it a bath.
8. Developing the automobile was actually the creative work of many people, but Henry Ford deservedly receives much credit.
9. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My sister's dog, Max, loves to play fetch.
10. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. Felicia would like to become either a veterinarian or a marine biologist.
11. Choose the appositive phrase:Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house.
12. An infinitive phrase .....
13. What is an appositive phrase?a) A phrase that describes a verb.b) A phrase that describes a noun.c) A phrase that describes an adjective.d) A phrase that describes an adverb.
14. Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.
15. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
16. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive phrase.a) The cat, a black and white, is sleeping.b) The cat is sleeping.c) The cat, a black and white, is playing.d) The cat, a black and white, is eating.
17. Swimming in your pool is always fun.
18. What punctuation is used to set off an appositive in a sentence?
19. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Romeo and Juliet, excited by their newfound love, decide to marry the day after the party.
20. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. The capybara, the world's largest rodent, can grow to 4 feet in length.
21. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. The solution suggested by the principal was supported by both the students and the faculty.
22. I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.
23. Ford's company, using an assembly line and interchangeable parts, first produced the Model T in 1909.
24. Millions more watch the games another way, television. The appositive is .....
25. The baseball season ends with an annual contest, the World Series. The appositive is .....
26. Getting up at five, we got an early start.
27. How does an appositive function?
28. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. Victoria has been searching the Internet to gather information about the life Fredrick Douglass.
29. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Somehow, Bobby, the mischievous toddler, climbed out on the roof.
30. True or False?An appositive gives extra description to the noun right before it.
31. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Attending the Capulets party with his cousin, Romeo hoped to see Rosaline, the girl he was crushing on.
32. How are appositives usually punctuated?
33. What phrase needs to be offset using commas? I read a book last night a real page turner.
34. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair.
35. What is the purpose of an appositive phrase?a) To add unnecessary information.b) To provide additional details about a noun.c) To confuse the reader.d) To replace a noun in a sentence.
36. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past.b) The car zoomed past.c) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the finish line.d) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the crowd.
37. A gerund phrase functions as a/n ..... in the sentence.
38. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before returning to school, the team went to Culvers for ice cream.
39. What is the impact of using appositive, infinitive, and prepositional phrases in writing?
40. The teacher, a tall, thin man with a full beard, taught math with the utmost enthusiasm.
41. To get a clear idea of changes in automobile designs over the years, look at the picture to the right.
42. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic.
43. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Covering about 5, 400, 00 square miles, Antarctica is larger than the continent of Australia.
44. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I like to eat pizza.d) The sun is shining.
45. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Spaghetti, my favorite dish, is on the menu.
46. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain.
47. Two teams, the league pennant winners, play each other. The appositive is .....
48. What's the prepositional phrase?:Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle.
49. What part of the sentence needs to be offset by commas? Maria was a wonderful singer an award winner in fact.
50. What is the function of infinitive phrases?
51. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. In the winter, surfers from around the world try their luck at Mavericks, a destination surfing spot in Northern California.
52. APPOSITIVE PHRASES RULE 5 Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom. Instagram has 1 billion active accounts.
53. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. The flashlight should be, returned to, Mark the owner. 2. The flashlight, should be returned to Mark, the owner. 3. The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner. 4.The flashlight should be returned to Mark the owner.
54. Choose the appositive phrase:When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet squealed with delight.
55. How does an appositive phrase add information to a sentence?
56. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Ms. Wood, Sally's teacher, assigned a research project.
57. Find the Appositives and Appositives phrases.Milton Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, became one of thefirst businessmen to produce chocolate that the average person could afford.
58. Find the sentence with a prepositional phrase.
59. What is the appositive(s)? The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
60. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Tom, old fellow, I am glad to see you.
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