This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the appositive(s)?The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires. A) Had two flat tires. B) The car. C) The car. D) A silver Honda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A silver Honda. 2. Punctuate the appositive correctly in the following sentence:The capital of France Paris is known for its beautiful architecture. A) The capital of France, Paris is known for its beautiful architecture. B) The capital of France, Paris, is known for its beautiful architecture. C) The capital of France Paris is known for its beautiful architecture. D) The capital of France, Paris, is known for its beautiful architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The capital of France, Paris, is known for its beautiful architecture. 3. Which sentence contains an appositive that provides essential information? A) My sister, a doctor, works at the hospital. B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. C) The dog, a golden retriever, is very friendly. D) The mountain, Everest, is the tallest in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series. 4. An appositive phrase is ..... A) A description of who a person is. B) An additional description of a person, place, or thing. C) A sentence with an AWUBIS word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An additional description of a person, place, or thing. 5. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:My uncle, ..... , is coming to visit next week. A) He is a doctor. B) Doctor. C) A doctor. D) Who is a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A doctor. 6. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.The play, a comedy, kept us laughing all evening. A) A comedy. B) The play. C) Laughing all evening. D) All evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comedy. 7. Explain the purpose of appositives in a sentence. A) Appositives provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence, often by renaming or clarifying it. B) Appositives are used to show possession in a sentence. C) Appositives are used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence. D) Appositives provide the main action in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositives provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence, often by renaming or clarifying it. 8. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings. 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. 9. In the sentence 'My favorite video game, Minecraft, lets you build anything, ' which part is the appositive? A) Anything. B) Minecraft. C) Lets you build. D) My favorite video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minecraft. 10. Which of the following is NOT a rule about using appositives? A) Appositives must begin with "is" or "was.". B) An appositive an never begin with a verb. C) Appositives phrases can come anywhere in the sentence. D) Appositives must be next to the noun it describes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositives must begin with "is" or "was.". 11. A ..... is a noun or pronoun that follows another noun and describes it further. A) Appositive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive phrase. 12. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive to add information about the subject. A) The artist, known for his abstract paintings, held an exhibition. B) The artist (known for his abstract paintings) held an exhibition. C) The artist known for his abstract paintings held an exhibition. D) The artist-known for his abstract paintings-held an exhibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The artist, known for his abstract paintings, held an exhibition. 13. What is the appositive in the following sentence? 'The book, a thrilling mystery novel, kept me up all night.' A) The book. B) A thrilling mystery novel. C) Kept me up all night. D) All night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thrilling mystery novel. 14. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:'The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its culture.' A) Is very expensive. B) A bustling metropolis. C) Known for its culture. D) A city in Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bustling metropolis. 15. Identify the appositive phrase:My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school. A) Sister. B) The tall one. C) High school. D) My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tall one. 16. Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My cousin, a professional chef, cooked dinner for us." A) For us. B) My cousin. C) Cooked dinner. D) A professional chef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A professional chef. 17. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The book, a long-lost masterpiece, was finally found." A) The book. B) A long-lost masterpiece. C) Was finally found. D) Masterpiece, was finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A long-lost masterpiece. 18. Complete the sentence with the best appositive:'The Grand Canyon, ..... , attracts millions of visitors each year.' A) Is vast. B) In Arizona. C) A deep river. D) A natural wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A natural wonder. 19. Which sentence is correctly punctuated with an appositive? A) The book, a thrilling mystery was on the bestseller list. B) The book a thrilling mystery was on the bestseller list. C) The book, a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. D) The book a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book, a thrilling mystery, was on the bestseller list. 20. Complete the sentence:'The city of Paris, ..... , is known for its art and culture.' A) In France. B) A city. C) A bustling metropolis. D) Crowded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bustling metropolis. 21. Identify the appositive:A beautiful German Shepard, Trixie was my favorite dog. A) A beautiful German Shepard. B) German Shepard. C) Was my favorite dog. D) Trixie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A beautiful German Shepard. 22. Complete the sentence with the correct appositive:Her favorite book, ..... , is a bestseller. A) Pride and Prejudice B) which is a novel C) by Jane Austen D) that is famous A) Pride and Prejudice. B) Which is a novel. C) By Jane Austen. D) That is famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pride and Prejudice. 23. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.The silver pendant, a gift from her best friend, hung on a thin, short chain. A) The silver pendant. B) A gift from her best friend. C) A gift. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gift from her best friend. 24. True or False:An appositive phrase can include adjectives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The sleep cycle consists of five distinct stages, beginning with light sleep, known as Stage 1. Dreams occur during Stage 5 sleep, the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. A) Dreams occur during Stage 5 sleep,. B) The sleep cycle consists of five distinct stages. C) The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. D) Beginning with light sleep. E) Known as Stage 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage. 26. In the sentence 'My sister, the doctor, is coming to visit, ' the phrase 'the doctor' is an appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Which is the best way to combine these two sentences using an appositive? 'My older sister is a great cook. She is making dinner tonight.' A) My older sister is a great cook, and she is making dinner tonight. B) My older sister, a great cook, is making dinner tonight. C) A great cook, my older sister, and she is making dinner tonight. D) My older sister is making dinner tonight, who is a great cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My older sister, a great cook, is making dinner tonight. 28. Identify the correct punctuation for the appositive in the sentence:My cousin a talented artist won an award. A) My cousin a talented artist won an award. B) My cousin, a talented artist won an award. C) My cousin a talented artist, won an award. D) My cousin, a talented artist, won an award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin, a talented artist, won an award. 29. Which option best completes the sentence:'My cousin ..... , is visiting for the summer.' A) Who loves pizza. B) An avid reader. C) Playing soccer. D) From California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An avid reader. 30. In the sentence "We visited the Statue of Liberty, a famous monument in New York, " what does the appositive "a famous monument in New York" rename? A) The Statue of Liberty. B) We. C) Visited. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Statue of Liberty. 31. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The girls, not the boys, went to the park. A) Went to the park. B) The girls. C) Not the boys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not the boys. 32. Identify the appositive:My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform tonight. A) My brother. B) A skilled guitarist. C) Will perform. D) Tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled guitarist. 33. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The venom of the brown recluse spider, one of the most dangerous spiders in the United States, will destroy the walls of the blood vessels surrounding the bite. A) The venom of the brown recluse spider. B) One of the most dangerous spiders in the United States. C) Ill destroy the walls of the blood vessels surrounding the bite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the most dangerous spiders in the United States. 34. Which sentence correctly punctuates the appositive? A) The river a long one, flows through the city. B) The river, a long one flows through the city. C) The river a long one, flows through the city. D) The river, a long one, flows through the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The river, a long one, flows through the city. 35. Where are appositives that interrupt the sentence placed? A) Middle of the noun phrase. B) Beginning of the noun phrase. C) End of the noun phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle of the noun phrase. 36. ..... , has written a memoir that has become a bestseller. A) The retired general is. B) The retired general. C) His memoir that has become a bestseller. D) Who is the retired general. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The retired general. 37. True or False:In the sentence "The artist, a woman from our town, painted the mural, " the phrase "a woman from our town" is the appositive phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Complete the sentence to correctly use a restrictive (essential) appositive:The singer ..... is known for her powerful voice. A) Who is Adele. B) , Adele. C) Adele. D) , Adele,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adele. 39. True or False:The appositive in 'My friend Sarah loves to bake' is nonrestrictive because it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Which part of this sentence is an appositive?Her cat, the brown one, is cuddly A) Her cat,. B) The brown one,. C) Is cuddly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brown one,. 41. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a talented guitarist, plays in a band." A) My brother. B) A talented guitarist. C) Plays in a band. D) In a band. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A talented guitarist. 42. Identify the appositive."Samwise, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets with me." A) My sweet little dog. B) Dog. C) Hillde. D) Blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sweet little dog. 43. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The lady, Marian, was talking to a priest. A) The lady. B) Marian. C) Was talking to a priest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lady. 44. Complete the sentence:The novel ..... won an award for its captivating story. A) Reads well. B) That I wrote. C) A suspenseful thriller. D) On the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A suspenseful thriller. 45. Which is the appositive in the sentence? He always eats chocolate, white Hersheys, when he is worried. A) Eats chocolate,. B) , when he is worried. C) , white Hersheys,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , white Hersheys,. 46. Identify the appositive phrase:Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory. A) In a shoe polish factory. B) Charles Dickens. C) The author. D) The author of A Christmas Carol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author of A Christmas Carol. 47. True or false?An appositive phrase is always noun phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. True or False:An appositive can be more than one word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. In the sentence "My brother's favorite video game, *Fortnite*, is an online multiplayer, " what is the appositive? A) Video game. B) My brother's favorite video game. C) Fortnite. D) Is an online multiplayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortnite. 50. An appositive is A) An adjective or adverb. B) An adjective. C) A noun or pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun. 51. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.The couple named the child Miley, an old family name. A) Miley. B) The couple. C) An old family name. D) Child Miley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old family name. 52. Which of these do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to? A) Nouns. B) Prepositions. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 53. Find the appositive in the sentence:The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. A) Down the highway. B) Sped. C) , a red convertible,. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , a red convertible,. 54. What punctuation is used to separate an appositive from the word it is explaining and the rest of the sentence? A) A comma (, ). B) A semicolon (;). C) A period (.). D) An apostrophe ('). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma (, ). 55. Which sentence uses an appositive to add detail? A) The dog ran quickly. B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. C) The dog ran quickly after the ball. D) The golden retriever ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. 56. Which sentence contains an appositive that clarifies the subject? A) The cat is sleeping on the couch. B) The teacher gave us homework. C) The book is on the table. D) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. 57. The committee chairperson, ..... , will retire next month. A) A veteran in her field. B) She is a veteran in her field. C) A veteran in her field is. D) Her veteran field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a veteran in her field. 58. ..... , won the championship game single-handedly. A) The star player. B) His championship game. C) He is the star player. D) The star player is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The star player. 59. Where does the comma go with an appositive phrase that adds detail at the end of a noun phrase? A) Before the appositive phrase. B) After the appositive phrase. C) Before and after the appositive phrase. D) These types of appositives do not use commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the appositive phrase. 60. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives. Identify the appositive in each sentence.Billy thought he would give Betty, his girlfriend, something for Valentine's Day. A) Girlfriend. B) Billy. C) Valentine's Day. D) Betty. 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