This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What phrase needs to be offset using commas?I read a book last night a real page turner. A) Read. B) Turner. C) A real page turner. D) I read a book last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A real page turner. 2. Appositives are located ..... A) Before the noun it describes. B) After the noun it describes. C) In a different sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the noun it describes. 3. Check the punctuation:For the last seven years, I have loved playing soccer. A) For the last, seven years I have loved playing soccer. B) For the last seven years I have loved, playing soccer. C) No Change. D) For the last seven years I have loved playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No Change. 4. Identify the restrictive appositive in the sentence:'The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter.' A) J.K. Rowling. B) Harry Potter. C) Rowling wrote. D) The author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J.K. Rowling. 5. Queen Emma, a patron of the arts, supported poets and musicians. What is the appositive phrase? A) Queen Emma. B) A patron of the arts. C) Poets and musicians. D) Supported. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A patron of the arts. 6. What is a nonrestrictive appositive? A) A nonrestrictive appositive provides information that is needed to identify the preceding noun or pronoun. B) A nonrestrictive appositive limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun. C) A nonrestrictive appositive adds extra information about a noun or pronoun whose meaning is already clear. D) A nonrestrictive appositive expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nonrestrictive appositive adds extra information about a noun or pronoun whose meaning is already clear. 7. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. This new toy, walkie talkies, is a lot of fun. A) A lot of fun. B) Walkie talkies. C) New toy. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walkie talkies. 8. What is the purpose of using commas with an essential appositive phrase? A) To set off additional necessary information. B) To emphasize the appositive phrase. C) To separate the appositive phrase from the main clause. D) To indicate the end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To set off additional necessary information. 9. Essential or Nonessential appositives:I talked to my friend Eric about the new movie plans. A) It needs commas. "Eric" is nonessential. B) It is correct without commas. "Eric" is essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is correct without commas. "Eric" is essential. 10. What is the function of an appositive phrase? A) To give the reader more information about an action or verb in the sentence. B) To give the reader more information about a noun in a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give the reader more information about a noun in a sentence. 11. Where can an appositive phrase be placed? A) Beginning. B) Middle (interrupting). C) End. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What is the appositive in the sentence:Everyone loves the playful, awesome dog, Carter. A) Playful. B) Awesome. C) Everyone. D) Carter. E) Awesome dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carter. 13. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'The teacher, a strict disciplinarian, gave us homework.' A) The teacher. B) Gave us. C) Homework. D) A strict disciplinarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A strict disciplinarian. 14. My assistant, Carrie, will call you tomorrow to resolve this problem. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. Lena, the new student in our class, is from Australia. A) The new student in our class. B) None of these. C) Lena. D) From Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new student in our class. 16. David realized that his future and the (lifes, lives) of his teammates depended on the outcome of the match. A) Lifes. B) Life. C) Lives. D) Life's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lives. 17. Choose the sentence that includes an essential appositive phrase. A) Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, became queen of England in 1558. B) The popular U.S. president John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The popular U.S. president John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. 18. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My friend, a talented singer, performed on stage.a) My friendb) a talented singerc) performed on staged) None of the above A) Performed on stage. B) My friend. C) A talented singer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A talented singer. 19. Choose the appositive phrase:Mr. Sonntag hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. A) Mr. Sonntag. B) Two new teachers. C) Two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. 20. Fill in the blank:An appositive phrase should be offset with ..... if it is non-essential. A) Commas. B) Colons. C) Periods. D) Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 21. What is the participial 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. A) The daughter of the Capulets. B) Is known to be a very docile daughter. C) Considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. 22. Which sentence shows the correct way to punctuate an appositive phrase at the end of a sentence? A) We're going to, my favorite pizza place, Tony's Pizzeria. B) We're going to my favorite pizza place Tony's Pizzeria. C) We're going to my favorite pizza place Tony's Pizzeria, . D) We're going to my favorite pizza place, Tony's Pizzeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We're going to my favorite pizza place, Tony's Pizzeria. 23. Create an appositive phrase for the noun 'teacher'. A) An enthusiastic doctor. B) A grumpy neighbor. C) A lazy student. D) A dedicated educator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dedicated educator. 24. Identify the appositive phrase(s).Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house. A) Finn. B) My youngest nephew. C) Is spending the night. D) At my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My youngest nephew. 25. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?While falling asleep, some people experience hypnic jerks, involuntary twitches of the body. Experts say they're normal, but the cause is unknown. A) While falling asleep,. B) Some people experience hypnic jerks. C) Involuntary twitches of the body. D) Experts say they're normal. E) But the cause is unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary twitches of the body. 26. Find the preposition:We needed those scissors to wrap presents for her birthday. A) Those. B) For. C) To. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 27. Is this a restrictive appositive or a nonrestrictive appositive?The Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500. A) Restrictive appositive. B) Nonrestrictive appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restrictive appositive. 28. Identify the appositive phrase(s).My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy A) My favorite part. B) Buttery rolls. C) Makes me happy. D) Of the meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buttery rolls. 29. Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights. A) Coffee. B) A great source of energy. C) Cool nights. D) Coffee, a great source of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A great source of energy. 30. How should the appositive phrase be punctuated in the sentence:My favorite food, pizza, is delicious. A) My favorite food pizza, is delicious. B) My favorite food, pizza is delicious. C) My favorite food, pizza, is delicious. D) My favorite food pizza is delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My favorite food, pizza, is delicious. ← 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