This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct edit for this sentence?My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break A) My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break. B) My best friend, who moved away last summer visited over spring break. C) My best friend, who moved away last summer, visited over spring break. D) My best friend who moved away last summer, visited over spring break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My best friend, who moved away last summer, visited over spring break. 2. Appositive phrases always define a: A) Verb. B) Noun or pronoun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun or pronoun. 3. Find the appositive:Mars, a red planet in our solar system, might be a place where humans can live one day. A) Mars. B) A red planet in our solar system. C) Might be a place. D) Where people can live one day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A red planet in our solar system. 4. Is this appositive restrictive or non-restrictive?The device, the modern version of a pressure cooker, is very popular. A) Restrictive. B) Non-restrictive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-restrictive. 5. Identify the appositive:Tommy, the disruptive student, refused to do his homework A) Tommy. B) Refused to do. C) Homework. D) The disruptive student. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The disruptive student. 6. Which sentence has an appositive phrase in it? A) "Prim is in my first reaping outfit, a skirt and a ruffled blouse" (14). B) "Prim is in my first reaping outfit, and it is a skirt and a ruffled blouse" (14). C) "Prim is in my first reaping outfit. D) A skirt and a ruffled blouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Prim is in my first reaping outfit, a skirt and a ruffled blouse" (14). 7. Ariana Grande, a famous pop musician has numerous hit songs. A) Insert a comma after "musician". B) Insert a comma after "numerous". C) Insert a comma after "famous". D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insert a comma after "musician". 8. Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Alexandra, the girl he used to date, got married yesterday. A) Alexandra. B) The girl he used to date. C) Got married yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl he used to date. 9. Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The car, a red convertible, was parked outside." A) The car. B) A red convertible. C) Was parked. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A red convertible. 10. Which sentence uses an appositive phrase? A) "Panem was a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen colonies" (18). B) "A shining Capitol ringed by thirteen colonies" (18). C) "The result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen colonies" (18). D) It was an awesome Capitol named Panem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen colonies" (18). 11. True or False:An appositive can be removed from a sentence without altering the sentence's basic meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What type of punctuation is typically used with an appositive phrase? A) Commas. B) Parenthesis. C) Exclamation marks. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 13. True or False:Appositives always come at the end of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Identify the sentence with a correctly punctuated appositive. A) My uncle, the doctor works at the local hospital. B) The cake, a delicious chocolate one, was eaten quickly. C) She adopted a dog a cute puppy. D) The teacher, who is strict, gave us homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake, a delicious chocolate one, was eaten quickly. 15. What is the appositive? Alex scored 1, 000 points on the video game, his personal best record. A) His personal best record. B) Alex scored 1, 000 points. C) On the video game. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His personal best record. 16. Which part of this sentence is the appositive? 'Sarah, my best friend, is moving to Texas.' A) Sarah. B) My best friend. C) Is moving. D) To Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My best friend. 17. Which sentence containing an appositive is punctuated correctly? A) Nathan won a medal a gold disk with the name of the race inscribed on it. B) Nathan won a medal, a gold disk with the name of the race inscribed on it. C) Nathan won a medal a gold disk, with the name of the race inscribed on it. D) Nathan won a medal a gold disk, with the name of the race inscribed on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nathan won a medal, a gold disk with the name of the race inscribed on it. 18. Complete the sentence:My cousin ..... , a skilled artist, won the competition. A) Emily. B) Who is Emily. C) Emily who. D) The Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emily. 19. Identify the appositive:My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. A) My brother. B) A talented musician. C) Plays the guitar. D) The guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A talented musician. 20. Identify the appositive:The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity. A) The famous scientist. B) Albert Einstein. C) Developed. D) The theory of relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albert Einstein. 21. Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives. Identify the appositive in each sentence.Edna discussed her favorite topic, food. A) Edna. B) Favorite. C) Topic. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food. 22. Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.' A) My brother. B) A skilled guitarist. C) Plays in a band. D) In a band. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled guitarist. 23. What is the appositive in this sentence?A tall boy, Greg was asked repeatedly by the basketball coach to try out for the freshman team. A) For the freshman team. B) By the basketball coach. C) A tall boy. D) Greg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tall boy. 24. True or false?Essential appositives are set off with commas. They have a comma before and a comma after. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My brother, an excellent cook, made dinner for us. A) My brother. B) , an excellent cook,. C) Made dinner. D) For us. 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