This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the appositive phrase: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 like to go hiking with him. A) When the science teacher saw the spider. B) A large tarantula. C) A large tarantula with a large hairy body. D) He walked straight up to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large tarantula with a large hairy body. 2. When do writers use appositive phrases with vocabulary words? A) When they need to concisely define a word for their own understanding. B) When they need to concisely define a word or identify something or someone that the audience may not know. C) When they want to show off how large their vocabulary is. D) When they need to persuade an audience to read vocabulary closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When they need to concisely define a word or identify something or someone that the audience may not know. 3. The first word in a gerund phrase has a/n ..... ending. A) -ed. B) -ing. C) -es. D) -ment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 4. Grace works hard to maintain solid grades. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 5. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 6. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase set off by commas? A) The book on the shelf belongs to John. B) My best friend, Sarah, is an excellent artist. C) She sings with passion. D) To swim in the ocean is my favorite summer activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My best friend, Sarah, is an excellent artist. 7. What is the purpose of using appositives in writing? A) To make the sentence shorter. B) To confuse the reader. C) To provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence. D) To emphasize the main idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence. 8. Once they entered the woods, a dark, dense forest of towering trees, they instantly felt a sense of overwhelming gloom. A) Once they entered the woods. B) A dark, dense forest of towering trees. C) They instantly felt a sense of overwhelming gloom. D) Overwhelming gloom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dark, dense forest of towering trees. 9. Can a Dependent Clause stand on its own? A) Yes it can, Ms.Moore. B) No, it cannot, Ms.Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it cannot, Ms.Moore. 10. Which is punctuated correctly? 1. The new school Wagner Elementary is on Main Street. 2. The new school, Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street. 3. The new school, Wagner Elementary is on Main Street. 4.The new school Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 11. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?a) My sister, Emily is a doctor.b) My sister Emily is a doctor.c) My sister Emily, is a doctor.d) My sister Emily, is a doctor. A) My sister Emily is a doctor. B) My sister Emily, is a doctor. C) My sister Emily, is a doctor. D) My sister, Emily is a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister Emily is a doctor. 12. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape. A) A talented artist. B) Talented artist, a. C) Painted a beautiful landscape. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A talented artist. 13. Combine the following sentences using an appositive:The flower is beautiful. Its color is purple. A) The flower, its color is purple, is beautiful. B) The flower, being purple in color, is beautiful. C) The flower, which has a purple color, is beautiful. D) The flower, with its purple color, is beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The flower, its color is purple, is beautiful. 14. Which option is true based on the sentence below? Blake Shelton asked my sister Lisa for another bowl of noodle soup. A) I have many sisters. B) I have only one sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have many sisters. 15. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence. In the 1870's the Jubilee Singers went on tour to raise funds for Fisk University. A) To raise funds. B) To raise funds for Fisk University. C) To raise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To raise funds for Fisk University. 16. What are some of the main differences between Ford's car, one of the most advanced vehicles of its day, and modern cars? A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appositive phrase. 17. Before you throw away your stuffed animal Bobo, make sure you it is a decision you will not forget! What is the appositive? A) Bobo. B) Stuffed animal. C) Decision. D) There is not appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobo. 18. Choose the appositive. I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movies! We are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I am excited to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp. A) We are going to eat at Cane's. B) Johnny Depp. C) And then we are going to the movies. D) My favorite actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnny Depp. 19. True or false?Appositives are set off with commas. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Identify the appositive:While we were in New York, my family and I saw the incredible play-Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. A) New York. B) Play. C) Hamilton. D) Lin-Manuel Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamilton. 21. My least favorite part of school is doing homework. A) Infinitive Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrase. 22. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?The man with a great voice captivated his audience. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 23. Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My teacher Mrs. Johnson is very knowledgeable. A) Is very knowledgeable. B) Mrs. Johnson. C) My teacher. D) Mrs. Johnson is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Johnson. 24. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets, is known to be a very docile daughter, considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. A) The daughter of the Capulets. B) Is known to be a very docile daughter. C) Considering marriage only when her mother asks her to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The daughter of the Capulets. 25. To what does the appositive phrase refer? What does the bold appositive phrase refer to? A star basketball player, Steven Tyler is the tallest person in class. A) Steven Tyler. B) Tallest person. C) Class. D) Basketball player. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steven Tyler. ← 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