This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Approximately ten to fifteen percent of adults suffer from insomnia, a disorder that causes sleeplessness. A) Approximately ten to fifteen percent of adults suffer from insomnia. B) A disorder that causes sleeplessness. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A disorder that causes sleeplessness. 2. Where do the comma(s) go in the following sentence? My mom Angela is a good cook. A) My, mom, Angela is a good cook. B) My mom, Angela, is a good cook. C) My mom Angela, is a good cook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom, Angela, is a good cook. 3. Identify the appositive in this sentence:'The novel, a thrilling mystery, kept me up all night.' A) The novel. B) A thrilling mystery. C) Kept me. D) All night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thrilling mystery. 4. True or false?A nonrestrictive appositive phrase is set off by commas before and after. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What have we been studying all week? A) Positive and negative comments. B) FANBOYS. C) Appositives. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appositives. 6. Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation for the appositive? A) My cat a Siamese, is very vocal. B) My cat a Siamese is very vocal. C) My cat, a Siamese, is very vocal. D) My, cat a Siamese is very vocal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat, a Siamese, is very vocal. 7. What is the appositive(s)?Two of my friends, John and Steve, made it on the soccer team, Barcelona. A) John and Steve. B) Two of my friends. C) John and Steve; Barcelona. D) Barcelona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Steve; Barcelona. 8. Which appositive phrase best completes the sentence:Sarah's brother, ..... , is visiting this weekend. A) An engineer. B) The engineer. C) Who is an engineer. D) He is an engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An engineer. 9. Jesus the Christian Messiah came to save us from our sins. A) Jesus,. B) , the Christan Messiah,. C) , Sins. D) , Messiah,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , the Christan Messiah,. 10. The lead actor, ..... , received a standing ovation. A) Outstanding in his role. B) His role was outstanding. C) Who was outstanding in his role. D) Outstanding his role. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who was outstanding in his role. 11. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence with a nonrestrictive appositive phrase:The movie, ..... , was much longer than I expected. A) The one we saw last night. B) Was really good. C) Which was a sci-fi film. D) Had a surprising ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The one we saw last night. 12. True or False:The appositive in the following sentence is "becoming a surveyor"George Washington, a man who loved learning, became a surveyor. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What is the appositive? Miss Jones, the new geography teacher, waved to the children as they passed. A) The new geography teacher. B) Miss Jones. C) Waved to the children. D) As they passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new geography teacher. 14. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The red-crested cardinal, a species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, sometimes ventures to the eastern coast of the United States. A) The red-crested cardinal,. B) A species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay,. C) Sometimes ventures to the eastern coast of the United States. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay,. 15. Find the appositive in the sentence. The hotel, a five-star favorite among guests, is expensive. A) , a five-star favorite among guests,. B) Is expensive. C) Guests. D) The hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , a five-star favorite among guests,. 16. Which sentence correctly uses dashes to add emphasis to the appositive? A) My biggest fear, spiders, keeps me-out of the basement. B) My biggest fear-spiders-keeps me out of the basement. C) My biggest fear-spiders keeps me out of the basement. D) My biggest fear-spiders-keeps me out of the basement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My biggest fear-spiders-keeps me out of the basement. 17. Appositives that are essential to the basic meaning of a sentence are set off by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. A.) Which noun or noun phrase is the appositive in following sentence: "The author Fran Campbell will sign books a the library tomorrow."B.) Which kind of appositive is it? A) "The author" is the appositive. It is a restrictive appositive. B) "The author" is the appositive. It is a nonrestrictive appositive. C) "Fran Campbell" is the appositive. It is a nonrestrictive appositive. D) "Fran Campbell" is the appositive. It is a restrictive appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Fran Campbell" is the appositive. It is a restrictive appositive. 19. Alex the best math student just taught me what an angle is. A) , the best math student in the class,. B) , what an angle is. C) Alex,. D) , math student,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , the best math student in the class,. 20. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off the appositive? A) Our science teacher Mr. Kensworth, gave us a fun experiment. B) Our science teacher, Mr. Kensworth, gave us a fun experiment. C) Our science teacher Mr. Kensworth gave us, a fun experiment. D) Our science teacher, Mr. Kensworth gave us a fun experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our science teacher, Mr. Kensworth, gave us a fun experiment. 21. Complete the sentence:The scientist ..... won the Nobel Prize. A) Marie, Curie. B) Marie Curie. C) The Marie Curie. D) Who is Marie Curie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marie Curie. 22. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'The chef, an expert in Italian cuisine, opened a new restaurant.' A) New restaurant. B) An expert in Italian cuisine. C) Opened. D) The chef. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An expert in Italian cuisine. 23. Find the appositive in the sentence. A) , a brown box,. B) The package,. C) Box. D) In the mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , a brown box,. 24. True or False:An appositive can be removed from a sentence without altering its basic meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which transition word indicates a conclusion? A) Next. B) After that. C) Secondly. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finally. 26. Yesterday, I talked to Brian, my best friend, about an upcoming birthday party we had to plan. A) Complex sentence. B) Appositive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive phrase. 27. The following is correct:A vocational counselor, Jane Smith has agreed to help me get a job. Subject:Jane Smith. Appositive:A vocational counselor (The appositive is extra information; therefore need the comma before Jane) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Which sentence includes a compound appositive? A) I always liked languages; French and German were my favorite subjects in school. B) Two cities, Venice and Genoa, were great rivals at one time. C) When I traveled to Florence and Rome, I learned a little Italian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two cities, Venice and Genoa, were great rivals at one time. 29. What is the function of an appositive in a sentence? A) To describe an action. B) To indicate possession. C) To provide additional information about a noun. D) To connect two clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information about a noun. 30. Complete the sentence to show you have more than one brother:My brother ..... is a freshman. A) Liam,. B) Liam. C) ; Liam. D) , Liam,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liam. ← 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 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books