This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses an appositive phrase incorrectly? A) The mayor, a former teacher, spoke at graduation. B) The athlete, a champion runner, won the race. C) The dessert, a chocolate cake, was delicious. D) The building, a historic landmark, was renovated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mayor, a former teacher, spoke at graduation. 2. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My sister, a talented musician, plays the piano beautifully.a) My sisterb) a talented musicianc) plays the piano beautifullyd) None of the above A) A talented musician. B) None of the above. C) Plays the piano beautifully. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A talented musician. 3. Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: "Avery's plan was to save the young (priest's, priests') life." A) Priest's. B) Priests'. C) Priest. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priest's. 4. Identify the appositive phrase:Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house. A) Yesterday. B) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. C) Tasty's. D) A small deli near our house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A small deli near our house. 5. Basketball, my favorite sport, requires a great deal of stamina. A) Basketball. B) My favorite sport. C) Requires a great deal. D) Of stamina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite sport. 6. Combine these sentences using an appositive:'My sister is a doctor. She works at the local hospital.' A) My sister works at the local hospital, she is a doctor. B) The local hospital is where my sister works as a doctor. C) My sister, who is a doctor, is at the local hospital. D) My sister, a doctor, works at the local hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister, a doctor, works at the local hospital. 7. What is the purpose of the appositive phrase in the sentence: "My father, a fat man with beautiful eyes and a subversive wit, is trying to decide which of his eight children he will take with him to the county fair" ? A) To describe the father's actions. B) To provide additional information about the father. C) To list the father's children. D) To explain the father's decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide additional information about the father. 8. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My cousin, Anthony, works at a pizza shop. A) Anthony. B) At a pizza shop. C) My cousin. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthony. 9. Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening. A) Neighbor. B) Daughters. C) Walks. D) Evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daughters. 10. Find out the appositive or appositive phraseClarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Clarence,. B) , must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. C) , an angel,. D) What a wonderful life he has had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , an angel,. 11. What is being identified by the following appositive:Most of the town's natives did their shopping on King Street, the town's shopping stripe, a slice of chain department stores, auto dealerships, fast-food restaurants. A) Person. B) Place. C) Thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 12. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity. A) The famous scientist. B) Developed the theory of relativity. C) Albert Einstein. D) The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Albert Einstein. 13. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him, proving that science teachers make questionable decisions. A) When the science teacher saw the spider. B) A large tarantula. C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. D) He walked straight up to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. 14. Which punctuation is commonly used to set off an appositive phrase? A) Commas. B) Semicolons. C) Colons. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 15. Find the appositive:My sister, Erica, loves to sleep. A) My sister. B) Erica. C) Loves to sleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erica. 16. The bald eagle, our national bird, soured above the trees.The appositive phrase is ..... A) Our national bird. B) The bald eagle. C) Soured above the trees. D) Our national bird, soured above the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our national bird. 17. Identify the verbal phrase in the following:'Having finished her homework, she went out to play.' A) She went out to play. B) Having finished her dinner. C) Having finished her homework. D) Her homework was finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having finished her homework. 18. What part of the sentence needs to be offset by commas?Hillde my sweet little dog cuddled up in the blankets. A) Hillde. B) My sweet little dog. C) Dog. D) Blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sweet little dog. 19. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The president, a charismatic leader, addressed the nation. A) The president. B) Addressed the nation. C) A charismatic leader. D) The nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A charismatic leader. 20. For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My favorite singer, Lady Gaga, sings a song called "Paparazzi" . A) None of these. B) Paparazzi. C) Lady Gaga. D) My favorite singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lady Gaga. 21. How should the appositive phrase be punctuated in the sentence:'My brother John is an engineer.' A) My brother, John, is an engineer. B) My brother John, is an engineer. C) My brother John is an engineer. D) My brother, John is an engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, John, is an engineer. 22. What is the appositive?Eva, an excellent artist, won the art contest. A) Eva. B) An excellent artist. C) Won the art contest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An excellent artist. 23. How should the appositive phrase be punctuated in the sentence:Our neighbor Mr. Johnson is hosting a barbecue. A) Our neighbor, Mr. Johnson, is hosting a barbecue. B) Our neighbor Mr. Johnson, is hosting a barbecue. C) Our neighbor Mr. Johnson is hosting a barbecue. D) Our neighbor, Mr. Johnson is hosting a barbecue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our neighbor, Mr. Johnson, is hosting a barbecue. 24. Choose the appositive from the sentence:Bob's novel is called "The Awakening" and it won an award. A) This sentence doesn't contain an appositive. B) An award. C) Bob's novel. D) "The Awakening". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence doesn't contain an appositive. 25. Identify the appositive phrase: A) By Laurie Halse Anderson. B) The woman. C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. D) Anything by Laurie Halse Anderson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. ← 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