This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which setence correctly uses commas with the appositive in the sentence? A) The pyramid of Khufu, the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. B) The pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid loomed over the explorers. C) The pyramid, of Khufu, the Great Pyramid loomed over the explorers. D) The pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pyramid of Khufu, the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers. 2. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Discovered in 1930, Pluto was once considered a planet, but in 2006, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Its largest moon, Charon, is nearly the same size as Pluto itself. A) Discovered in 1930,. B) Pluto was once considered a planet, but in 2006,. C) It was reclassified as a dwarf planet. I. D) Its largest moon,. E) Charon. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Charon. 3. An appositive must always come AFTER the noun it describes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Complete the sentence with an appropriate essential appositive:'President ..... signed the bill into law.' A) Of the United States. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Who is tall. D) A Harvard graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abraham Lincoln. 5. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?Gary Paulsen, my favorite author, signed this book. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-restrictive. 6. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.The idea was to provide them transportation to the game. A) The idea. B) Was to. C) To provide. D) To the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide. 7. True or false?If you get rid of an essential appositive phrase, the meaning of the sentence isn't clear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Though hugely popular today, Madame Butterfly, the Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, was poorly received at its premiere in 1904. A) Though hugely popular today. B) Madame Butterfly. C) The Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini. D) Was poorly received at its premiere in 1904. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini. 9. Exercise 3:Identifying Appositive Phrases. Identify the Appositive Phrase in each sentence.At the circus, the clown rode a dromedary, a one-humped camel, rapidly around the ring. A) A one-humped camel. B) At the circus. C) The clown rode a dromedary. D) Around the ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A one-humped camel. 10. Identify the appositive:Fluffy, my cat, didn't want to come down from the tree A) Fluffy. B) My cat. C) The tree. D) Didn't want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cat. 11. Add the correct punctuation. Renner has the best mascot a mustang. A) No correction is needed. B) Add a comma (, ) after mascot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma (, ) after mascot. 12. Identify the sentence where the appositive is not necessary:A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. B) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. C) J.K. Rowling, the author, wrote Harry Potter. D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. B) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. C) J.K. Rowling, the author, wrote Harry Potter. D) The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter. 13. Complete the sentence:I just finished reading my favorite book ..... A) , The Hunger Games. B) The Hunger Games. C) ; The Hunger Games. D) :The Hunger Games,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , The Hunger Games. 14. True or False:An appositive is always necessary for the sentence to make sense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. ..... , has been nominated for the Best Director award. A) The filmmaker. B) The filmmaker is. C) Who is the filmmaker. D) His Best Director award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The filmmaker. 16. True or false:sentences CANNOT make sense without an appositive phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Complete the sentence with an appositive phrase:Our guide, ..... , showed us around. A) A local expert. B) Who is a local expert. C) The local expert. D) Local expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A local expert. 18. ..... , was chosen to lead the research team. A) The most experienced scientist. B) The most experienced scientist is. C) Who is the most experienced scientist. D) His research team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The most experienced scientist. 19. What is the appositive?I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday. A) New mall. B) I will go. C) No appositive. D) On Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No appositive. 20. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an appositive? A) Sarah my sister loves to read. B) Sarah, my sister, loves to read. C) Sarah my sister, loves to read. D) Sarah, my sister loves to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah, my sister, loves to read. 21. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My brother, a talented musician, plays the piano beautifully.' A) My brother. B) A talented musician. C) Plays the piano. D) Beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A talented musician. 22. Identify the appositive phrase:The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times. A) The fastest animal. B) The peregrine falcon. C) Can travel more than 100 miles per hour. D) At certain times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The peregrine falcon. 23. True or False:An appositive is a word or phrase that renames a noun or pronoun that it sits next to in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. True or False:The sentence 'The movie Avatar was a huge hit' is punctuated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which sentence correctly uses commas for a non-essential appositive? A) My dog, a golden retriever loves to swim. B) My dog a golden retriever, loves to swim. C) My dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim. D) My dog a golden retriever loves to swim. 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