This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series.' Is it essential or non-essential? A) Essential. B) Non-essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential. 2. Differentiate between restrictive and non-restrictive appositives with examples. A) Example of restrictive appositive:'My brother John is a doctor.' Example of non-restrictive appositive:'My brother, John, is a doctor.'. B) My brother is John, who is a doctor. C) John is my brother, a doctor. D) My brother, a doctor, is John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example of restrictive appositive:'My brother John is a doctor.' Example of non-restrictive appositive:'My brother, John, is a doctor.'. 3. Choose the appositive from the sentence:The cat, a brown tabby, rolled over to show its white belly. A) The cat. B) Its white belly. C) A brown tabby. D) Rolled over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brown tabby. 4. In the following sentence, what is the appositive phrase? The cat, the beautiful boy, ran. A) The cat. B) The beautiful boy. C) Ran. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beautiful boy. 5. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? My favorite teacher, Mr. Furlough, assigns us many interesting books to read. A) My favorite teacher. B) Mr. Furlough. C) Interesting books. D) To read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Furlough. 6. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory. A) Charles Dickens. B) The author. C) The author of A Christmas Carol. D) In a shoe polish factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author of A Christmas Carol. 7. Identify the Appositive Phrase(s) in the following sentence:Fudge, a portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloak, looked cold and exhausted. A) Fudge. B) A portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloack. C) Looked cold and exhausted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloack. 8. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar.' A) A talented musician. B) My brother. C) Plays the guitar. D) The guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A talented musician. 9. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? Stephanie, the student council president, wants to volunteer at the food bank. A) The student council president. B) Stephanie. C) Wants to volunteer. D) At the food bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student council president. 10. Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation with multiple appositives? A) My friend, Sarah, a talented musician performed at Carnegie Hall. B) Sarah, my friend a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. C) Sarah, my friend, a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. D) Sarah my friend, a talented musician performed at Carnegie Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah, my friend, a talented musician, performed at Carnegie Hall. 11. Identify the sentence where the appositive is essential to the meaning: A) The river, a natural boundary, separates the two states. B) Author James Joyce wrote complex novels. C) The dessert, a chocolate cake, looked delicious. D) The building, a historic landmark, was renovated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author James Joyce wrote complex novels. 12. Choose the appositive phrase:The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner. A) The flashlight. B) Should be returned. C) Mark. D) The owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The owner. 13. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. The Baltimore Oriole, Maryland's state bird, has black and gold feathers. A) None of these. B) The Baltimore Oriole. C) Black and gold feathers. D) Maryland's state bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maryland's state bird. 14. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air. A) Plane. B) Air. C) Giant plane. D) Into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plane. 15. We all sighed in relief, James having found his passport. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) Absolute phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute phrase. 16. Susan Sarandon, a famous actress, has been very supportive of the striking workers. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive phrase. 17. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an appositive phrase with commas?A) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly.B) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.C) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly, .D) The dog, a golden retriever barked loudly, . A) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly, . B) The dog a golden retriever barked loudly. C) The dog, a golden retriever barked loudly, . D) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. 18. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase:a) The bird flew high in the sky.b) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky.c) The bird flew high in the sky and landed on a branch.d) The bird flew high in the sky, searching for food. A) The bird flew high in the sky. B) The bird flew high in the sky and landed on a branch. C) The bird flew high in the sky, searching for food. D) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bird, a colorful parrot, flew high in the sky. 19. True or False:Appositives are used to provide additional information about a noun or pronoun. A) Appositives are used to provide additional information about an adjective. B) Appositives are used to provide additional information about a verb. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 20. Before you throw away your stuffed animal Bobo, make sure you it is a decision you will not forget!What is the appositive? A) Bobo. B) Stuffed animal. C) Decision. D) There is not appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobo. 21. There should always be at least one comma involved when inserting an appositive phrase into a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which one of the following is a noun formed from a verb? It ends in-ing. A) Appositive. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 23. Choose the appositive from the sentence:My car, the brown one on the right, needs repairs. A) This sentence has no appositive. B) Needs repairs. C) The brown one on the right. D) My car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brown one on the right. 24. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Sitting on the table, Biff knocks over my water glass. A) Sitting on the table,. B) Biff knocks over. C) My water glass. D) Biff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sitting on the table,. 25. The scop, a poet and musician, entertained the court with epic tales. What is the appositive phrase? A) Entertained. B) The scop. C) The court. D) A poet and musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A poet and musician. 26. Identify the participle in the following:Laughing, the girls walked away from the amazing circus performers. A) Walked. B) Amazing. C) Laughing. D) Performers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing. 27. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My sister, an avid reader, finished her book.' A) An avid reader. B) Finished her book. C) My sister. D) Her book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An avid reader. 28. True or False:Appositive phrases are always set off by commas. A) Only in formal writing. B) Sometimes. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False. 29. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? The book The Call of the Wild is one of my favorites. A) Is one of. B) The book. C) One of my favorites. D) The Call of the Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Call of the Wild. 30. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The movie, a thrilling adventure, kept us on the edge of our seats. A) The scary movie. B) A boring documentary. C) A thrilling adventure. D) A romantic comedy. 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