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Appositive Phrases Quiz 51 (25 MCQs)

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1. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? (a connected prepositional phrase counts as two!) During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling.
2. Combine the following sentences using an appositive:The teacher is strict. Her name is Mrs. Smith.
3. What is the appositive in the following sentence? The silversmith Paul Revere warned the people that British troops were going to attack soon.
4. What's the prepositional phrase?:The boy walked the dog down the busy street.
5. Which of the following sentences uses an appositive phrase correctly? A) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. B) The cat, a Siamese, is sleeping. C) The bird, a robin, sang a beautiful song.
6. Identify the appositive in the sentence:The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.
7. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner.
8. What is the appositive(s)? Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.
9. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. Though hugely popular today, Madame Butterfly, the Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, was poorly received at its premiere in 1904.
10. What's the prepositional phrase?:The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
11. Which of the following is an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.c) The dog ran in the park.d) The dog, a golden retriever, ran in the park.
12. RULE 5-APPOSITIVE PHRASES Marty is Mr. Smith's nephew.Marty was arrested last week for driving a car while underage.
13. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. During tennis practice, Courteney Cox's teammate Sam always pretends his racket is a guitar.
14. What's the prepositional phrase?:My best friend lives on Walnut Road.
15. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I enjoy playing soccer.
16. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. The novel Paradise, written by Elena Castedo, has been praised by literary critics.
17. A gerund phrase .....
18. True or false?Removing a nonessential appositive changes the basic meaning of the sentence.
19. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Janie ate a light breakfast before leaving for school.
20. No longer dependent on streetcars and trains, the first motorists used automobiles for going on recreational and family trips.
21. Many people in the early 1900s wanted to buy cars because of their low prices and novelty.
22. Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.
23. To what does the appositive phrase refer? After searching the cage for hours, I finally found Haley Dunphy's hamster Leopold hiding behind its wheel.
24. Choose the appositive phrase:Coffee, a great source of energy, is perfect on cool nights.
25. Choose the right adverb. Jessica usually listens to music ..... she does her homework.
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