This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the appositive in the sentence below.The word palindrome comes from Greek and means "running back again." A) The word palindrome. B) The word. C) Palindrome. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palindrome. 2. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:'The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.' A) The insect. B) A large cockroach. C) Is crawling. D) The kitchen table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large cockroach. 3. Which sentence contains an appositive? A) The dog barked loudly. B) The teacher, Mr. Smith, is very kind. C) She went to the store. D) They are playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher, Mr. Smith, is very kind. 4. Which grammatical structure is repeated in Jefferson's statement from the "Declaration" ?We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. A) Nouns. B) Verbs. C) Adjectives. D) Clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clauses. 5. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. A) Queen Victoria,. B) One of England's greatest monarchs,. C) Ruled for sixty-three years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of England's greatest monarchs,. 6. Which of the following sentences contains a non-restrictive appositive? A) My brother Jake is a great cook. B) Jake my brother is a great cook. C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. D) Jake, my brother is a great cook. A) My brother Jake is a great cook. B) Jake my brother is a great cook. C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. D) Jake, my brother is a great cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother, Jake, is a great cook. 7. ..... , surprised everyone by completing the marathon. A) The underdog. B) The underdog is. C) Who is the underdog. D) Her completing the marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The underdog. 8. Add the correct punctuation. San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco is the cultural center of Northern California. A) No correction is needed. B) Add two commas (, )San Francisco, San Francisco,. C) Add one comma (, )San Francisco,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add two commas (, )San Francisco, San Francisco,. 9. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.Each animal would be kept here until those special people, its new family, chose 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. 10. Add the correct punctuation to the sentence. I love that magazine the sports almanac. A) No correction is needed. B) Add a comma (, ) after magazine. C) Add a comma (, ) after love. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma (, ) after magazine. 11. Identify the appositive phrase:Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger? A) Mr. Angel. B) English teacher. C) My new English teacher. D) 1969 Dodge Charger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My new English teacher. 12. Choose the sentence with the appositive used incorrectly. A) Lily, the best player, scored the winning goal. B) My friend, Sarah who is funny, is coming over. C) The author, a Nobel Prize winner, spoke at the event. D) I met Charlie, a musician, at the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, Sarah who is funny, is coming over. 13. Complete the sentence with the best appositive phrase:My phone, ..... , is always running out of battery. A) An old and glitchy device. B) Which is old and glitchy. C) It is old and glitchy. D) Is an old and glitchy device. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An old and glitchy device. 14. Choose the sentence where the appositive is essential and does not need commas. A) My sister, a doctor, works at the hospital. B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. C) The car, a Tesla, is very fast. D) Our teacher, Mr. Smith, is retiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. 15. What is the appositive phrase? Roses, my favorite flower, grow in the garden. A) Roses. B) My favorite flower. C) Grow. D) Grow in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite flower. 16. Which of the following is an appositive phrase? A) Running quickly. B) Hovered awkwardly. C) A novel by George Orwell. D) Under the bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A novel by George Orwell. 17. Which option best combines these two sentences using an appositive? 'The new student is named Marco. He is from Italy.' A) The new student is named Marco, and he is from Italy. B) Marco, the new student, is from Italy. C) The new student from Italy is named Marco. D) Marco is the new student who is from Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marco, the new student, is from Italy. 18. Find the appositive in the sentence. The package, a brown box, came in the mail. A) The package,. B) , a brown box,. C) Box. D) In the mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , a brown box,. 19. True or false?An essential appositive phrase is also called a restrictive appositive phrase. They're just two names for the same thing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What are appositives? A) Noun phrases added to nouns. B) Noun phrases added to verbs. C) Verbal phrases added to verbs. D) Prepositional phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun phrases added to nouns. 21. Choose the correct use of an appositive:'The invention, ..... , changed the world.' A) A groundbreaking device. B) That I created. C) In the lab. D) About science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A groundbreaking device. 22. The third highest mountain in the world, Kangchenjunga, is located in Nepal. A) Is located in Nepal. B) Kangchenjunga. C) The third highest mountain in the world. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kangchenjunga. 23. Analyze the use of the appositive in the following sentence: "The city of Paris, the capital of France, is known for its art and culture." A) It provides additional information about Paris. B) It describes the art and culture. C) It indicates the location of Paris. D) It shows the possession of art and culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides additional information about Paris. 24. True or False:An appositive always needs to be set off by commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Complete the sentence with an appropriate appositive:'The city, ..... , is known for its music scene.' A) A bustling metropolis. B) Who is famous. C) Known for. D) With many parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bustling metropolis. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 6Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9Appositive Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books