This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the appositive in the sentence?Mr. Jack, my teacher, is the best teacher. A) Mr. Jack. B) My teacher. C) Is the best teacher. D) My teacher, is the best teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My teacher. 2. Choose the appositive from the sentence:My sister's rabbit, a Flemish Giant, weighs 16 pounds. A) My sister's rabbit. B) This sentence has no appositive. C) Weighs 16 pounds. D) A Flemish Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Flemish Giant. 3. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?The fireman, the one with the badge, talked to the students about fire safety. A) The one with the badge. B) The fireman. C) Talked to the students. D) About fire safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The one with the badge. 4. Adjective prepositional phrases tell/answer ..... A) Which one and what kind. B) Where and why. C) Which one and where. D) When and how. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which one and what kind. 5. Olivia is measuring the length of a pencil using a ruler. She notices the measurement is in millimeters. What does "millimeter" mean? A) One millionth of a meter. B) One thousandth of a meter. C) The study of speed. D) Self-government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One thousandth of a meter. 6. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: "The book, a thrilling mystery novel, was published last year." A) The book. B) A thrilling mystery novel. C) Was published. D) Last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thrilling mystery novel. 7. Coffee, a great source of energy, is perfect on cool nights. A) Coffee. B) A great source of energy. C) Is perfect. D) On cool nights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A great source of energy. 8. Identify the appositive phrase(s).Tom, old fellow, I am glad to see you. A) Tom. B) Old fellow. C) I am glad. D) To see you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old fellow. 9. Which sentence is correctly written below? (Look for the appositive) A) Jesse Owens, the winner of four Olympic gold medals, is remembered for many accomplishments. B) Jesse Owens the winner of four Olympic gold medals is remembered for, many accomplishments. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jesse Owens, the winner of four Olympic gold medals, is remembered for many accomplishments. 10. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?Our cat, the one with the blue-collar, is always getting into trouble. A) One with the yellow collar. B) The one with the red collar. C) The one with the green collar. D) The one with the blue-collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The one with the blue-collar. 11. Which sentence does not contain an appositive? A) My brother, a football player, trains daily. B) The falcon, a hunting bird, is fast. C) I like dates. D) Al Ain, a peaceful city, is my hometown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like dates. 12. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the participial phrase?Racing against the clock, Brianna got her essay turned in before 8 AM. A) Brianna. B) Before 8 AM. C) Racing against the clock. D) Got her essay turned in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Racing against the clock. 13. What type of punctuation is used to set an appositive apart? A) Question mark. B) Period. C) Exclamation mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 14. Identify the noun or pronoun the appositive/appositive phrase explains.My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy A) My. B) Favorite. C) Part. D) Meal. E) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Part. 15. Which noun is the appositive phrase describing? Mrs. Dover, a die-hard Harry Potter fan, owns all of the books and has seen all of the movies, including those in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. A) Movies. B) Movies and Books. C) Mrs. Dover. D) Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Dover. 16. Sixty million people France's population are dispersed throughout the country. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 17. An appositive phrase is a ..... phrase. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 18. What type of verbal phrase is 'swimming in the pool'? A) Prepositional phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 19. When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a large hairy body, he walked straight up to it and asked it if he would to go hiking with him. A) When the science teacher saw the spider. B) A large tarantula with a large hairy body. C) He walked straight up to it. D) If he would like to go hiking with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large tarantula with a large hairy body. 20. Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes, welcomed Beowulf to his hall. What is the appositive phrase? A) Welcomed. B) His hall. C) The ruler of the Danes. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ruler of the Danes. 21. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Mr. Sonntag hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. A) Mr. Sonntag. B) Two. C) Teachers. D) Mr. Davies and Ms. Parker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers. 22. Choose the appositive from the sentence:Your cousin's name is Rachel, and she is coming over at 3. A) Rachel. B) This sentence doesn't contain an appositive. C) Coming over. D) At 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence doesn't contain an appositive. 23. What is an example of a phrase? A) Dog. B) I love dogs. C) . D) The best dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The best dog. 24. What is being identified by the following appositive:Harry was small and tough, a boy going through life with his chin stuck out a mile. A) Person. B) Place. C) Thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person. 25. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:'My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.' A) A musician. B) My brother. C) Plays in a band. D) A skilled guitarist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A skilled guitarist. ← 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