This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence where the prepositional phrase is correctly set off by commas. A) Under the bridge, the troll waited for the billy goats. B) Under the bridge the troll, waited for the billy goats. C) Under, the bridge the troll waited for the billy goats. D) Under the bridge the troll waited, for the billy goats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the bridge, the troll waited for the billy goats. 2. How should appositive phrases be punctuated in a sentence? A) Semicolons should be used before and after appositive phrases in a sentence. B) Appositive phrases do not require any punctuation in a sentence. C) Exclamation points should be used before and after appositive phrases in a sentence. D) Commas should be used before and after appositive phrases in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas should be used before and after appositive phrases in a sentence. 3. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. Taylor's cat, Socks, is black with all white feet. A) Black with all white feet. B) None of these. C) Socks. D) Taylor's cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socks. 4. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:Jesse Owens, an Olympic athlete, was a talented sprinter. A) Jesse Owens. B) An Olympic athlete. C) Talented sprinter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An Olympic athlete. 5. Which sentence has an appositive that is essential? A) William Shakespeare, an English author, wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. B) The English author William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. C) My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road. D) My best friend, Sammy, lives in Cleveland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The English author William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet. 6. The knight, a loyal servant of the king, pledged his sword. What is the appositive phrase? A) The knight. B) Pledged his sword. C) A loyal servant of the king. D) The king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A loyal servant of the king. 7. Prepositions can be used as which of the following? A) Appositives, Infinitives and Gerunds. B) Nouns, Adverbs and Adjectives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns, Adverbs and Adjectives. 8. Becky's favorite activity in gym class is running.How is "running" used in this sentence? A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 9. Locate the appositive phrase in this sentence:My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels. A) A fluffy golden retriever. B) My dog. C) Loves to chase. D) Chase squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fluffy golden retriever. 10. What word do infinitives usually begin with? A) Be. B) To. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 11. Somehow, Bobby, the mischievous toddler, climbed out on the roof. A) Somehow, Bobby. B) The mischievous toddler. C) Climbed out. D) On the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mischievous toddler. 12. Write an interrupter sentence correctly on a sticky note and show it to Ms. Howell. Did you get it right? (She will click the button!) A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. Your bag, the one with the purple flowers, was left in Mr. Johnsons' class. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. In the sentence "My best friend, an aspiring artist, won first place, " the appositive phrase functions as: A) The subject of the sentence. B) Additional descriptive information. C) The main verb. D) The direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Additional descriptive information. 15. Beowulf, a legendary hero, battles Grendel. What is the appositive? A) Beowulf. B) A legendary hero. C) Battles. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A legendary hero. 16. Why is it important to use appositive phrases effectively in writing? A) It confuses the reader and makes the text harder to follow. B) Appositive phrases are not necessary in writing. C) Using appositive phrases leads to grammatical errors. D) It enhances the reader's understanding and improves the overall flow and readability of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It enhances the reader's understanding and improves the overall flow and readability of the text. 17. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:'Running quickly, she caught the bus.' A) The bus was caught. B) Running quickly. C) Catching the bus. D) She ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running quickly. 18. Rewrite the following sentence with an essential appositive phrase that requires commas:'The author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series.' A) The author J.K. Rowling wrote, the Harry Potter series. B) The author J.K. Rowling wrote the, Harry Potter series. C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. D) The author J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote the Harry Potter series. 19. A nonrestrictive appositive or appositive phrase is ..... A) Essential to the meaning of the sentence. B) Not essential to the meaning of the sentence. C) At the beginning of the sentence. D) At the end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not essential to the meaning of the sentence. 20. During a science class, Harper was curious about the field that involves studying the earth's chemical composition. What is this field called? A) The study of speed. B) Self-government. C) The study of the earth's chemical makeup. D) A combination of math and chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of the earth's chemical makeup. 21. What phrase needs to be offset using commas?I read a book last night a real page turner. A) I read a book last night. B) Read. C) A real page turner. D) Turner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A real page turner. 22. Appositives are located ..... A) Before the noun it describes. B) After the noun it describes. C) In a different sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the noun it describes. 23. Check the punctuation:For the last seven years, I have loved playing soccer. A) No Change. B) For the last, seven years I have loved playing soccer. C) For the last seven years I have loved playing soccer. D) For the last seven years I have loved, playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 24. Identify the restrictive appositive in the sentence:'The author J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter.' A) The author. B) Harry Potter. C) Rowling wrote. D) J.K. Rowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J.K. Rowling. 25. Queen Emma, a patron of the arts, supported poets and musicians. What is the appositive phrase? A) Queen Emma. B) A patron of the arts. C) Poets and musicians. D) Supported. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A patron of the arts. ← 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