This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the appositive(s)?Two of my friends, John and Steve, made it on the soccer team, The Kickers. A) John and Steve. B) Two of my friends. C) John and Steve AND The Kickers. D) The Kickers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Steve AND The Kickers. 2. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Water hemlock, a wildflower in the carrot family, is sometimes confused with celery or parsnips. However, the roots of this plant are especially poisonous and can be fatal to those who eat them. A) Water hemlock,. B) A wildflower in the carrot family. C) S sometimes confused with celery or parsnips. D) However,. E) The roots of this plant are especially poisonous and can be fatal to those who eat them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A wildflower in the carrot family. 3. Identify the appositive phrase:Did you know that West Side Story, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, was once a Broadway play? A) West Side Story. B) A retelling. C) A retelling of Romeo and Juliet. D) Was once a Broadway play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A retelling of Romeo and Juliet. 4. Which grammatical structure is being used in the sentence below:"Because I grew up in Switzerland, I read and speak both French and German." A) Nouns and verbs. B) Adjectives and verbs. C) Adjectives and pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns and verbs. 5. Mr. Duncan, the band director, wants us to enter the contest. Is this appositive Restrictive or Nonrestrictive? A) Restrictive. B) Nonrestrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrestrictive. 6. Which noun or noun phrase is the appositive of the following sentence: "My friend Joe went to the beach with me. '' A) My friend. B) Me. C) The beach. D) Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe. 7. In the sentence 'The book, an international bestseller, was translated into many languages, ' identify the appositive. A) An international bestseller. B) The book. C) Into many languages. D) Was translated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An international bestseller. 8. ..... , invented a new type of solar panel. A) The young scientist is. B) Who is the young scientist. C) His new type of solar panel. D) The young scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The young scientist. 9. Before you leave make sure you have all the materials you need. A) Insert a comma after "before". B) Insert a comma after "leave". C) Insert a comma after "all". D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insert a comma after "leave". 10. Find the nonessential appositive:The insect the cockroah is crawling across the garbage container. A) Container. B) Cockroch. C) Garbage. D) Insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cockroch. 11. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, was extremely well educated. A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Author of the Declaration of Independence. C) Was extremely well educated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author of the Declaration of Independence. 12. True or False:In the sentence 'My friend Emma is coming over, ' 'Emma' is an appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Choose the sentence that includes an appositive or appositive phrase. A) Miss Crabtree's appearance was dark and foreboding when she arrived at our door. B) Her heavy black eyebrows met above her nose because her forehead was heavily furrowed. C) We somehow knew that Miss Crabtree, our new governess, would mark an uncomfortable change in our lives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We somehow knew that Miss Crabtree, our new governess, would mark an uncomfortable change in our lives. 14. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Fatima, the youngest in our family, wants to become a shrink. A) The youngest in our family. B) Fatima. C) A shrink. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The youngest in our family. 15. In the sentence "The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris, was built in 1889, " the appositive phrase is: A) The Eiffel Tower. B) A famous landmark in Paris. C) Was built in 1889. D) In Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous landmark in Paris. 16. Appositives are special because they can be deleted from a sentence without changing the sentence's meaning. What could be deleted from the sentence below?My niece, Eleanor, is a big fan of unicorns. A) Is a big fan of. B) My niece. C) Unicorns. D) Eleanor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eleanor. 17. Which of the following sentences contains a appositive phrase? A) The convertible is a cool car. B) The convertible is car next to the yellow jeep. C) The convertible, the car next to the yellow jeep, looks very cool. D) The car next to the yellow jeep looks cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The convertible, the car next to the yellow jeep, looks very cool. 18. Charlie the smarter one told me that Jonah hated people with blue backpacks. A) Charlie,. B) , The smarter one,. C) , Jonah hated,. D) , Smarter one told me,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , The smarter one,. 19. A restrictive appositive or appositive phrase is ..... A) Not essential to the meaning of the sentence. B) At the end of the sentence. C) Essential to the meaning of the sentence. D) At the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essential to the meaning of the sentence. 20. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? President John Quincy Adams kept an unusual pet, an alligator. A) President John Quincy Adams. B) Kept an unusual pet. C) An alligator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An alligator. 21. Identify the appositive:My friend Danielle loves English class so much A) Loves English. B) So much. C) My Friend. D) Danielle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danielle. 22. Does this sentence contain an appositive or a direct address of a name? How is your mother doing, Jacob? A) Appositive. B) Direct address. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct address. 23. Choose the sentence that properly uses an appositive. A) My dog, loves to play fetch. B) The book, is on the table. C) The pizza a delicious meal, was hot. D) Our teacher, Mr. Johnson, gave us a test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our teacher, Mr. Johnson, gave us a test. 24. Marcus my sisters hamster likes to run in a wheel. where should the commas go A) , my sisters hamster,. B) , Marcus my sisters,. C) , hamster likes to run,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , my sisters hamster,. 25. True or False:An appositive always comes after the noun it renames. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which is punctuated correctly?1. Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy ran down the hallway.2. Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy, ran down the hallway.3. Mrs. Parr's son a bundle, of energy, ran down the hallway. A) Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy ran down the hallway. B) Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy, ran down the hallway. C) Mrs. Parr's son a bundle, of energy, ran down the hallway. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy, ran down the hallway. 27. A complex sentence often will have a(n) ..... A) Comma in the middle. B) AWUBIS word. C) Both a comma in the middle and an AWUBIS word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a comma in the middle and an AWUBIS word. 28. Where do the comma(s) go in the following sentence?Mr. Riley is moving to a different city Chicago. A) Mr. Riley is moving to a different city, Chicago. B) Mr. Riley is moving to, a different city, Chicago. C) Mr. Riley, is moving to a different city, Chicago. D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Riley is moving to a different city, Chicago. 29. The writer William Shakespeare wrote many plays. Subject:The writer. Appositive:William Shakespeare This is extra information; therefore, you should put commas around the appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Where do the commas go in the following sentence? My brother John is a talented musician. A) My brother John is, a talented musician. B) My, brother, John is a talented musician. C) My brother John, is a talented musician. D) My brother, John, is a talented musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother, John, is a talented musician. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 1Appositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books