This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pick the correctly punctuated sentence. A) Mr. Raymond is a hero, and is going to Rocky Ridge after school. B) Mr. Raymond is a teacher; and he is a hero. C) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, but he thinks he is a hero. D) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, and is nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Raymond is a teacher, but he thinks he is a hero. 2. What is the appositive? My class is studying Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun A) My class is studying. B) Mars. C) The fourth. D) The fourth planet from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fourth planet from the Sun. 3. You might have noticed already, but appositives are always surrounded by commas (, ). Is the appositive below correct?The Navajo, a group of codetalkers were useful in the 1940s. A) No, there should be a comma after "codetalkers". B) No, there should be no comma before "a group". C) Yes, the sentence is completely correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, there should be a comma after "codetalkers". 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. Choose the sentence with the correct appositive usage. A) The novel, a best-seller was written by her. B) My cousin, who is a doctor, she works in New York. C) Our neighbor, Mr. Brown, is very friendly. D) The cat whiskers, is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our neighbor, Mr. Brown, is very friendly. 6. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The second-place finisher in the Allenville Half Marathon last weekend was Mr. Alvarado, one of our neighbors. A) The second-place finisher in the Allenville Half Marathon last weekend was Mr. Alvarado. B) One of our neighbors. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of our neighbors. 7. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence:The teacher gave the extra credit project to ..... students in the front row. A) We. B) Us. C) We, the. D) Us, the. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us. 8. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:Our neighbor and his daughters, Parvi and Sonya, take walks every evening A) Our neighbor and his daughters. B) Take walks every evening. C) Parvi and Sonya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parvi and Sonya. 9. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The lighthouse, a tall stone tower, collapsed after the monster rammed it. A) The lighthouse. B) A tall stone tower. C) Collapsed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tall stone tower. 10. What is the appositive in this sentence?The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk ..... 3 staples of the pantry ..... for this weekend. A) 3 staples of the pantry. B) On Maple Street. C) Macaroni, cheese and milk. D) For this weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 staples of the pantry. 11. True or False:You must always use commas to separate an appositive from the noun it renames. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform tonight. A) My brother. B) A skilled guitarist. C) Will perform. D) Tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled guitarist. 13. Identify the appositive:A very rich dessert, banana cream pie is not everyone's favorite dish. A) A very rich dessert. B) Banana cream pie. C) Is not everyone's favorite dish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very rich dessert. 14. Find the appositive in this sentence. Hermione Granger, a witch at Hogwarts School, is accomplished at spells A) Hogwarts School. B) Hermione Granger. C) , a witch at Hogwarts School,. D) Is accomplished at spells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , a witch at Hogwarts School,. 15. Which sentence with an appositive is punctuated correctly A) Albert Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb. B) Albert, Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb. C) Albert Einstein; who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. D) Albert Einstein, who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Einstein, who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb. 16. True or False:The appositive in the following sentence in "the first president of the United States, George Washington, did not have a middle name. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Choose the sentence that best joins these two sentences with an appositive phrase. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer. A) Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, is a champion swimmer. B) Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics, making him a champion swimmer. C) Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. 18. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Andrew Jackson led the nation to a great victory, the Battle of New Orleans. A) Andrew Jackson. B) Led the nation to a great victory. C) The Battle of New Orleans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Battle of New Orleans. 19. Complete the sentence:My sister, ..... , is visiting us this weekend. A) Who is Emily. B) The Emily. C) Emily. D) Is Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emily. 20. True or False:Removing an appositive will always change the fundamental meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.This grandfather clock, an oak masterpiece of handiwork, is an antique. A) An oak masterpiece of handiwork. B) This grandfather clock. C) An antique. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An oak masterpiece of handiwork. 22. True or False:An appositive always follows the noun it renames. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Find where the commas go:The board game monopoly was made by Lizzie Magie. A) , Lizzie Maggie. B) , monopoly,. C) , board game,. D) , was made by,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , monopoly,. 24. Where do the commas belong in the following sentence? The book a thrilling adventure was a bestseller. A) A) The book,. B) B), a thrilling adventure,. C) C), was a bestseller. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B), a thrilling adventure,. 25. Remember the appositive adds detail. If it is essential information, no commas are needed. Make sure whatever you see as the appositive is the add on not the important information. Which sentence is correctly punctuated below? A) My mom, a nurse drives a red car. B) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car. C) My mom a nurse drives a red car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom, a nurse, drives a red car. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 1Appositive 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