This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the appositive. I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday. A) New mall. B) But I will go. C) No appositive. D) On Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No appositive. 2. The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 3. Is the appositive in the following sentence essential or nonessential? 'The famous scientist Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity.' A) A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. 4. What is the appositive in this sentence? My friend, an excellent musician, plays the piano beautifully. A) My friend. B) An excellent musician. C) Plays the piano. D) Beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An excellent musician. 5. Which of the following best illustrates the use of an appositive? A) He is a great cook. B) She is my friend. C) The movie, a thriller, was exciting. D) We went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie, a thriller, was exciting. 6. Identify the appositive:Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens. A) Gus. B) Eric's black cat. C) Slowly. D) Behind the kittens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric's black cat. 7. Identify the appositive:An uncommonly long movie, "The Lord of the Rings" , received high praise. A) An uncommonly long movie. B) "The Lord of the Rings". C) Received high praise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Lord of the Rings". 8. Which sentence correctly places the appositive 'a rusty old bike' to avoid confusion? A) The boy rode the bike with a flat tire, a rusty old bike. B) The boy with a flat tire rode the bike, a rusty old bike. C) The boy rode the bike, a rusty old bike, with a flat tire. D) A rusty old bike, the boy rode the bike with a flat tire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy rode the bike, a rusty old bike, with a flat tire. 9. True or False:The verb in the following sentence is correct. "A skilled athlete and team captain, Maria run faster than anyone else." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What is the appositive? His favorite food, spaghetti and meatballs, was served for dinner. A) His favorite food. B) Spaghetti and meatballs. C) Was served. D) Was served for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spaghetti and meatballs. 11. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Volunteers, excited children and experienced adults, gathered for a day of cleaning cages, stocking supplies, and visiting with the animals. A) Excited children and experienced adults. B) Volunteers. C) Children and experienced adults. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited children and experienced adults. 12. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:'My uncle, a skilled carpenter, built us a treehouse.' A) My uncle. B) Built us a treehouse. C) A skilled carpenter. D) Us a treehouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A skilled carpenter. 13. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Each animal would be kept here until those special people, its new family, adopt it. A) Those special people, its new family. B) Those special people. C) Its new family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its new family. 14. True or False:An appositive can only appear at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? A new lighthouse, a steel-reinforced concrete structure, was built the next year. A) A new lighthouse. B) A steel-reinforced concrete structure. C) Was built the next year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A steel-reinforced concrete structure. 16. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The domestic goldfish, one of the most popular household pets, can live more than ten years if properly cared for. A) The domestic goldfish. B) One of the most popular household pets,. C) An live more than ten years if properly cared for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the most popular household pets,. 17. Identify the appositive phrase:Next weekend, we will be visiting my sister, a recent graduate of the University of Iowa. A) Next weekend. B) My sister. C) A recent graduate. D) A recent graduate of the University of Iowa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A recent graduate of the University of Iowa. 18. If you are interested in becoming a teacher, you should talk to Ms. Massey, the principal of our school about what it takes to teach! A) Insert a comma after "interested". B) Insert a comma after "talk". C) Insert a comma after "school". D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insert a comma after "school". 19. How can the following sentence be improved with an appositive? 'The bird sang beautifully.' A) The bird, a sparrow, sang beautifully. B) The bird sang, beautifully. C) Sang beautifully, the bird. D) Bird sang beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bird, a sparrow, sang beautifully. 20. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner. A) Is coming over for dinner. B) My. C) My best friend. D) Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarah. 21. Which sentence correctly uses a comma in an appositive? A) My sister a talented musician played the piano at the concert. B) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. C) My sister a talented musician played the piano at the concert. D) My sister a talented musician played the piano at the concert!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. 22. Choose the sentence where the appositive is restrictive:A) My friend, Sam, is coming over. B) My friend Sam is coming over. C) Sam, my friend, is coming over. D) My friend, who is Sam, is coming over. A) My friend, Sam, is coming over. B) My friend Sam is coming over. C) Sam, my friend, is coming over. D) My friend, who is Sam, is coming over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Sam is coming over. 23. Use an appositive to add detail to the following sentence:The girl a talented artist painted a beautiful picture. A) The girl, a professional dancer, painted a beautiful picture. B) The girl, a famous singer, painted a beautiful picture. C) The girl, a talented artist, painted a beautiful picture. D) The girl, a skilled chef, painted a beautiful picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl, a talented artist, painted a beautiful picture. 24. Idenify the appositive in the following sentence:The monkey, a nimble animal, is often found in the jungle. A) The monkey. B) A nimble animal. C) Is often found in the jungle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A nimble animal. 25. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.That tent over there, the large one with the orange trim, looks right for our family. A) The large one with the orange trim. B) The large one. C) That tent. D) With the orange trim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The large one with the orange trim. 26. That ladybug, an insect, just landed on the rose bush. where is the appositive at A) An insect. B) Just landed. C) Rose bush. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An insect. 27. What is the purpose of a comma in an appositive phrase? A) To separate the appositive from the rest of the sentence. B) To indicate a question. C) To show excitement. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate the appositive from the rest of the sentence. 28. Exercise 3:Identifying Appositive Phrases. Identify the Appositive Phrase in each sentence.Tammy learned a new safety measure, a technique for saving people from choking. A) A new safety measure. B) A technique for saving people from choking. C) A technique for saving people. D) Tammy learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A technique for saving people from choking. 29. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert tonight. A) My brother. B) A skilled guitarist. C) Will perform. D) At the concert tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled guitarist. 30. Complete the sentence with the appropriate appositive:Our dog, ..... , loves to chase squirrels. A) A playful beagle. B) It chases. C) In the park. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A playful beagle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 1Appositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 6Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books