This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that contains an appositive. A) The dog barked loudly. B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner. C) She runs every morning. D) The book is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner. 2. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?Johnny and McDunn spot the monster, a hundred-foot dinosaur. A) Johnny and McDunn. B) Monster. C) A hundred-foot dinosaur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hundred-foot dinosaur. 3. Complete the sentence with an appropriate non-essential appositive:'My cat, ..... , sleeps all day.' A) A lazy feline. B) Who is very old. C) With black fur. D) A Siamese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lazy feline. 4. Identify the appositive in this sentence:'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim.' A) My dog. B) A golden retriever. C) Loves to swim. D) To swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A golden retriever. 5. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?Crickets, common insects, are good sources of protein. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-restrictive. 6. ..... , will be speaking at the international conference. A) The renowned professor. B) Because the renowned professor. C) The renowned professor is. D) His international conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The renowned professor. 7. The appositive in 'My cousin, a skilled skateboarder, won the competition' is nonrestrictive. What does this tell you? A) The information 'a skilled skateboarder' is essential to understand the sentence. B) The sentence would have the same basic meaning if you removed 'a skilled skateboarder.'. C) The speaker has many cousins who are skilled skateboarders. D) The appositive must come at the end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence would have the same basic meaning if you removed 'a skilled skateboarder.'. 8. Find the appositive in this sentence:Practice, his number one secret, has made him so successful. A) Practice. B) Secret. C) Him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secret. 9. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.4. The couple named the child Miley, an old family name. A) The couple. B) An old family name. C) Child Miley. D) Miley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An old family name. 10. Where should the commas go in the following sentence?Marcus my sisters hamster likes to run in a wheel. A) Marcus, my sisters hamster,. B) Marcus my sisters,. C) Sisters, hamster likes to run,. D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marcus, my sisters hamster,. 11. Complete the sentence:My grandmother, ..... , bakes the best cookies. A) An amazing chef. B) She is great. C) In the kitchen. D) With love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An amazing chef. 12. Identify the appositive:The novel '1984', a dystopian classic, was written by George Orwell. A) The novel '1984'. B) A dystopian classic. C) Was written. D) By George Orwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dystopian classic. 13. True or False:An appositive can be used to give more information about a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is the main job of an appositive in a sentence? A) To rename or give more information about a noun right next to it. B) To show action or a state of being. C) To connect two complete sentences. D) To describe a verb or an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To rename or give more information about a noun right next to it. 15. Which type of punctuation is most commonly used to set off an appositive? A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 16. Complete the sentence using a colon to introduce the appositive:He finally achieved his lifelong dream: ..... A) And he climbed Mount Everest. B) Which was to climb Mount Everest. C) To climb Mount Everest. D) Because he climbed Mount Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To climb Mount Everest. 17. Which sentence containing an appositive is correctly punctuated? A) The TV program Martian Dog makes everyone laugh. B) The TV program, Martian Dog, makes everyone laugh. C) The TV, program Martian Dog makes, everyone laugh. D) The TV program Martian Dog makes, everyone laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The TV program Martian Dog makes everyone laugh. 18. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The famous artist, known for his abstract paintings, held an exhibition in New York. A) The famous artist. B) Known for his abstract paintings. C) Held an exhibition. D) In New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Known for his abstract paintings. 19. Jane Smith, a vocational counselor, has agreed to help me get a job. Subject:Jane Smith. Appositive:a vocational counselor The appositive is extra information; therefore, the commas are needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. In which sentence is the appositive 'my friend' essential (restrictive)? A) I went to the movies with my friend, Marco. B) My friend Marco is on the basketball team. C) Marco, my friend, is on the basketball team. D) Yesterday, my friend, Marco, called me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Marco is on the basketball team. 21. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.We served Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato-based soup. A) Manhattan clam chowder. B) Tomato-based. C) We served. D) Tomato-based soup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomato-based soup. 22. In the sentence 'A talented artist, my sister paints beautiful portraits, ' which noun is being renamed by the appositive? A) Artist. B) Sister. C) Portraits. D) A talented artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sister. 23. In the sentence "The painting, a masterpiece by Van Gogh, was sold for millions, " what does the appositive phrase do? A) It explains what the painting looks like. B) It indicates the price. C) It shows the location of the sale. D) It renames the painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It renames the painting. 24. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The Sydney Opera House, Sydney's best-known landmark, is famous for its distinctive roof composed of shell-like structures. A) The Sydney Opera House. B) Sydney's best-known landmark. C) S famous for its distinctive roof composed of shell-like structures. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sydney's best-known landmark. 25. Choose the sentence with the correct use of an appositive. A) The city, known for its art, is Paris. B) The city known for its art is, Paris. C) The city known, for its art is Paris. D) The city is known for its art, Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The city, known for its art, is Paris. 26. Which sentence has an appositive that is restrictive? A) William Shakespeare, an English author, wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. B) My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road. C) The English author William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. D) My best friend, Sammy, lives in Cleveland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The English author William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. 27. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Ulysses S. Grant, a military genius, was surprisingly gentle with people and animals. A) Ulysses S. Grant. B) A military genius. C) Was surprisingly gentle with people and animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A military genius. 28. We are out of the most popular flavor chocalate. A) , popular flavor,. B) , chocalate. C) We are,. D) , Of the most popular flavor,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , chocalate. 29. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:'My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert.' A) My brother. B) A skilled guitarist. C) Will perform. D) At the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled guitarist. 30. True or False:Appositives can be single words or phrases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. 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