This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 47 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. In Iran families celebrate Yalda, a Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, by sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. A) In Iran families celebrate Yalda. B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. C) By sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. 2. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The old car, a classic Volkswagen Beetle, was parked in the garage. A) Was parked in the garage. B) Volkswagen Beetle. C) The old car. D) A classic Volkswagen Beetle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A classic Volkswagen Beetle. 3. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Martha ate lunch at Chewy's, her favorite restaurant. A) Martha. B) Chewy's. C) Restaurant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restaurant. 4. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker. A) Friend. B) Speaker. C) Chuck. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chuck. 5. What is the function of prepositional phrases? A) To indicate location, time, manner, or purpose. B) To provide versatility in a sentence. C) To add descriptive details to a sentence. D) To modify a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate location, time, manner, or purpose. 6. What is the appositive(s)? Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week. A) Heidi. B) Will be traveling. C) To Disney World. D) My cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin. 7. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Friar Laurence, doubting whether Romeo has really thought this decision through, decides to help the two children marry anyway. A) Friar Lawrence. B) Doubting whether Romeo has really though this decision through. C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. 8. Identify the appositive phrase(s). When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet squealed with delight. A) When the retired teacher ran into Janet. B) Her long lost student. C) Janet squealed. D) With delight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her long lost student. 9. In the sentence 'My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.', what is the appositive phrase? A) A talented artist. B) Talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape. C) Painted a beautiful landscape. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A talented artist. 10. Choose the appositive phrase:Dogs, man's best friends, are good for an owner's health. A) Man's best friends. B) Dogs. C) Are good for. D) An owner's health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man's best friends. 11. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have more than one cousin. A) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. B) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites. C) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites. D) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. 12. What punctuation is used to set off an appositive phrase?a) Parenthesesb) Quotation marksc) Exclamation marksd) Commas A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Exclamation marks. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 13. What is the appositive(s)? Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week. A) Our teacher. B) Ms. McKinnon. C) Was absent. D) From school all week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ms. McKinnon. 14. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The servants of the house Capulet and Montague, fighting in the streets, caused the feud to start up again. A) The servants of the house Capulet and Montague. B) Fighting in the streets. C) Caused the feud to start up again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fighting in the streets. 15. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The famous singer, Beyonce, performed at the concert. A) Singer. B) Concert. C) Performed. D) Beyonce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beyonce. 16. What's the prepositional phrase?:Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends. A) To meet. B) Her friends. C) Ran around. D) Around the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the corner. 17. What's part of this sentence needs to be offset with commas? I sent my dad a quite serious man a silly gift for Christmas. A) My dad. B) A quite serious man. C) I. D) A silly gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A quite serious man. 18. To what does the appositive phrase refer? Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm, a stuffed giraffe, goes everywhere with her. A) With her. B) Lucky charm. C) Phoebe Buffay. D) Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm. 19. To what does the appositive phrase refer? The enthusiastic collector Manny Delgado has a closet full of limited-edition bowling shoes. A) The enthusiastic collector. B) Collector. C) Closet full. D) Limited-edition bowling shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The enthusiastic collector. 20. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?a) The cat sat on the mat.b) My favorite color is blue.c) The book, a classic novel, was written by Jane Austen.d) I enjoy playing soccer. A) My favorite color is blue. B) I enjoy playing soccer. C) The cat sat on the mat. D) The book, a classic novel, was written by Jane Austen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book, a classic novel, was written by Jane Austen. 21. Which is true based on the following statement? Jay Pritchett's hamster, Sigfried, squeaks with joy when I rub its belly. A) Jay Pritchett has more than one hamster. B) Jay Pritchett has only one hamster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jay Pritchett has only one hamster. 22. An appositive phrase is a/n ..... phrase. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 23. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?a) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict.b) The teacher is very strict.c) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.d) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very tall. A) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict. B) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very tall. C) The teacher is very strict. D) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict. 24. Which option is true based on the sentence below? I hope my friend Jay-Z has enough packing peanuts to ship you his crystal ball. A) I have only one friend. B) I have multiple friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have multiple friends. 25. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective? A) To swim in the ocean is my favorite summer activity. B) The book on the shelf belongs to John. C) I need a new notebook to write my ideas. D) He ran quickly to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need a new notebook to write my ideas. 26. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase? When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him, proving that science teachers make questionable decisions. A) When the science teacher saw the spider. B) A large tarantula. C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. D) He walked straight up to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. 27. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase? We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship. A) Ship. B) Massive. C) Aboard. D) Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ship. 28. Which option is true based on the sentence below? Whenever we go to the beach, I ask my babysitter, Kenny Chesney, to buy me a corn dog. A) I have more than one babysitter. B) I have only one babysitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have only one babysitter. 29. What is the relationship between prepositional phrases and the words they modify? A) Prepositional phrases replace the words they modify. B) Prepositional phrases provide additional information about the words they modify. C) Prepositional phrases are unrelated to the words they modify. D) Prepositional phrases modify the words they replace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrases provide additional information about the words they modify. 30. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. ← 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