This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence demonstrates incorrect usage of commas with an appositive? A) My teacher, Mrs. Johnson teaches mathematics. B) The Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic landmark, spans the bay. C) My dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim. D) Robert Frost, the famous poet, wrote about nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher, Mrs. Johnson teaches mathematics. 2. Identify the nonessential appositive phrase: A) The author Stephen King wrote many horror novels. B) My cousin, an experienced chef, prepared the meal. C) The city Chicago has many skyscrapers. D) The student Mark answered all questions correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cousin, an experienced chef, prepared the meal. 3. Which is the correct version of:Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he, can be a stinker A) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can be a stinker. B) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua he can, be a stinker. C) Although I like my dog the chihuahua he, can be a stinker. D) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua, he can be a stinker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although I like my dog, the chihuahua, he can be a stinker. 4. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it. A) BoBo. B) Childhood. C) Animal. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BoBo. 5. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic. A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him. B) Benvolio. C) Romeo can be rather dramatic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him. 6. Choose the appositive phrase:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening. A) Our neighbor and his daughters. B) Penny. C) Sonya. D) Penny and Sonya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penny and Sonya. 7. How should the appositive phrase be punctuated in the following sentence:My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner. A) My best friend, Sarah is coming over for dinner. B) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner. C) My best friend Sarah, is coming over for dinner. D) My best friend Sarah is coming over for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner. 8. Use an appositive to describe the noun 'dog'. A) The cat, a dog, chased after the ball. B) The loyal pet, a dog, followed its owner everywhere. C) The bird, a dog, flew high in the sky. D) The dog, a feline, barked at the mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The loyal pet, a dog, followed its owner everywhere. 9. Fill in the blank with an appositive:'Shelby enjoys reading mystery novels.' A) Shelby, an avid reader, enjoys reading mystery novels. B) Shelby enjoys, reading mystery novels. C) Shelby enjoys reading, mystery novels. D) Shelby enjoys reading mystery, novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shelby, an avid reader, enjoys reading mystery novels. 10. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive:a) The bird flew high in the sky.b) The red apple fell from the tree.c) My favorite subject is math.d) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. A) My favorite subject is math. B) The red apple fell from the tree. C) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. D) The bird flew high in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit. 11. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) My favorite actor, Tom Hanks, starred in the movie.b) The house, a charming cottage, had a beautiful garden.c) The dog, a playful Labrador, fetched the ball.d) The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me guessing until the end. A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 12. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: "Mrs. Dover, the Harry Potter geek, wants to own a cat one day. A) Wants to own a cat one day. B) Mrs. Dover. C) One day. D) The Harry Potter geek. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Harry Potter geek. 13. Identify the appositive phrase n the following sentence:Always the one to object, Blair said, "No way!" A) Blair said. B) No way. C) Always the one to object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always the one to object. 14. Identify the appositive:The city of Paris, known as the City of Light, is a popular tourist destination. A) The city of Paris. B) Known as the City of Light. C) City of Light. D) A popular tourist destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City of Light. 15. The baby smiled up at his mother. A) The baby. B) Smiled up at. C) His mother. D) There are no appositives in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are no appositives in this sentence. 16. What is the definition of an appositive? A) A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence. B) A conjunction that connects two independent clauses in a sentence. C) A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list. D) A verb or verb phrase that renames or identifies another verb or pronoun in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence. 17. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? My brother will play on the neighborhood team, the Mustangs. A) Will play on. B) The neighborhood team. C) My brother. D) The Mustangs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mustangs. 18. Identify the appositive phrase:Dogs, great companions, are good for people's' health. A) Dogs. B) Great companions. C) Are good for people's' health. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great companions. 19. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:Running, the sport that Jesse Owens loved, was always a talent that he had. A) Always a talent. B) A sport that Jesse Owens loved. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sport that Jesse Owens loved. 20. In the sentence 'The scientist Marie Curie discovered radium, ' identify the appositive phrase and determine if it is essential or non-essential. A) Essential. B) Non-essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential. 21. She liked the shirt given to her byher grandmother. A) Gerund phrase. B) Participle phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle phrase. 22. Which noun is being modified (added to) by the appositive phrase in this sentence:Jesse Owens, a runner, completed in the Olympics in 1936. A) Olympics. B) Runner. C) Jesse Owens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jesse Owens. 23. If the following is to be turned into a sentence with an appositive phrase, how would it look like: "The classroom was empty because the students went on a field trip" ? A) The classroom, a quiet and deserted space, was empty because the students went on a field trip. B) The classroom was empty because of the field trip. C) The classroom felt silent because all the students had gone out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classroom, a quiet and deserted space, was empty because the students went on a field trip. 24. Many rural people, farmers, are moving to urban areas. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 25. What is being identified by the following appositive:I walked along Gilman Street, the best street in town. A) Person. B) Place. C) Thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 26. Trucks, large and small cargo carries, come in all colors.the appositive phrase is ..... A) Trucks. B) Large and small cargo carries. C) In all colors. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large and small cargo carries. 27. Choose the appositive phrase:Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries, in Washington, D.C. A) The Smithsonian Institution. B) A vast network of galleries. C) Washington, D.C. D) Our family visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vast network of galleries. 28. Appositives and appositive phrases develop the meaning of the verb in sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Choose the appositive from the sentence:John Wayne, a well-known actor, played in Old West movies. A) John Wayne. B) Old West movies. C) A well-known actor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A well-known actor. 30. Marseille, an important French seaport, is lcoated on the Mediterranean Sea. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. ← 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