This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence "The artist, a woman from our town, painted the mural, " the phrase "a woman from our town" is the appositive phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Complete the sentence to correctly use a restrictive (essential) appositive:The singer ..... is known for her powerful voice. A) , Adele,. B) Adele. C) Who is Adele. D) , Adele. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adele. 3. True or False:The appositive in 'My friend Sarah loves to bake' is nonrestrictive because it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which part of this sentence is an appositive?Her cat, the brown one, is cuddly A) Her cat,. B) The brown one,. C) Is cuddly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brown one,. 5. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a talented guitarist, plays in a band." A) My brother. B) A talented guitarist. C) Plays in a band. D) In a band. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A talented guitarist. 6. Identify the appositive."Samwise, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets with me." A) Hillde. B) My sweet little dog. C) Dog. D) Blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sweet little dog. 7. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive. A) The car, which was red, sped down the highway. B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. C) She ran quickly to the store. D) The book on the table is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. 8. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? The lady, Marian, was talking to a priest. A) The lady. B) Marian. C) Was talking to a priest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lady. 9. Complete the sentence:The novel ..... won an award for its captivating story. A) A suspenseful thriller. B) Reads well. C) On the shelf. D) That I wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A suspenseful thriller. 10. Which is the appositive in the sentence? He always eats chocolate, white Hersheys, when he is worried. A) Eats chocolate,. B) , when he is worried. C) , white Hersheys,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , white Hersheys,. 11. Identify the appositive phrase:Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory. A) Charles Dickens. B) The author. C) The author of A Christmas Carol. D) In a shoe polish factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author of A Christmas Carol. 12. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly in an appositive? A) My sister a talented musician played the piano at the concert. B) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. C) My sister a talented musician played, the piano at the concert. D) My sister a talented musician played the piano, at the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister, a talented musician, played the piano at the concert. 13. True or false?An appositive phrase is always noun phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. True or False:An appositive can be more than one word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. In the sentence "My brother's favorite video game, *Fortnite*, is an online multiplayer, " what is the appositive? A) My brother's favorite video game. B) Fortnite. C) Is an online multiplayer. D) Video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fortnite. 16. An appositive is A) An adjective or adverb. B) An adjective. C) A noun or pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun. 17. Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.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. 18. Which of these do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to? A) Adjectives. B) Verbs. C) Nouns. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nouns. 19. Find the appositive in the sentence:The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway. A) The car. B) , a red convertible,. C) Sped. D) Down the highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , a red convertible,. 20. What punctuation is used to separate an appositive from the word it is explaining and the rest of the sentence? A) A period (.). B) An apostrophe ('). C) A semicolon (;). D) A comma (, ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma (, ). 21. Which sentence uses an appositive to add detail? A) The dog ran quickly. B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. C) The dog ran quickly after the ball. D) The golden retriever ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, a golden retriever, ran quickly. 22. Which sentence contains an appositive that clarifies the subject? A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. B) The teacher gave us homework. C) The cat is sleeping on the couch. D) The book is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car, a red convertible, is parked outside. 23. The committee chairperson, ..... , will retire next month. A) A veteran in her field. B) A veteran in her field is. C) She is a veteran in her field. D) Her veteran field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is a veteran in her field. 24. ..... , won the championship game single-handedly. A) The star player. B) The star player is. C) He is the star player. D) His championship game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The star player. 25. Where does the comma go with an appositive phrase that adds detail at the end of a noun phrase? A) Before the appositive phrase. B) After the appositive phrase. C) Before and after the appositive phrase. D) These types of appositives do not use commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the appositive phrase. ← 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