This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 53 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. Victoria has been searching the Internet to gather information about the life Fredrick Douglass. A) To gather information. B) To gather. C) To gather information about the life of Fredrick Douglass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To gather information about the life of Fredrick Douglass. 2. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Somehow, Bobby, the mischievous toddler, climbed out on the roof. A) Somehow, Bobby. B) The mischievous toddler. C) Climbed out. D) On the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mischievous toddler. 3. True or False?An appositive gives extra description to the noun right before it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Attending the Capulets party with his cousin, Romeo hoped to see Rosaline, the girl he was crushing on. A) Attending the Capulets party with his cousin. B) Romeo hoped to see Rosaline. C) The girl he was crushing on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attending the Capulets party with his cousin. 5. How are appositives usually punctuated? A) Question marks. B) Exclamation marks. C) . D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 6. What phrase needs to be offset using commas? I read a book last night a real page turner. A) I read a book last night. B) Read. C) A real page turner. D) Turner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A real page turner. 7. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair. A) Professor Ramirez. B) The chemist. C) Derek Jeter. D) Science fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Professor Ramirez. 8. What is the purpose of an appositive phrase?a) To add unnecessary information.b) To provide additional details about a noun.c) To confuse the reader.d) To replace a noun in a sentence. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 9. Find the sentence with the appositive. A) The wearing of shorts, I believe, was started by the English. B) Business people wore shorts to the office, for example. C) Palm Beach, vacation spot, is on Florida's east coast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palm Beach, vacation spot, is on Florida's east coast. 10. Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive phrase?a) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past.b) The car zoomed past.c) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the finish line.d) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the crowd. A) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the finish line. B) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the crowd. C) The car, a red sports car, zoomed past the checkered flag. D) The car zoomed past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car zoomed past. 11. A gerund phrase functions as a/n ..... in the sentence. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 12. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before returning to school, the team went to Culvers for ice cream. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 13. What is the impact of using appositive, infinitive, and prepositional phrases in writing? A) To make writing more complex and difficult to understand. B) To add depth and flexibility to writing. C) To confuse readers and make writing less effective. D) To make writing more concise and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add depth and flexibility to writing. 14. The teacher, a tall, thin man with a full beard, taught math with the utmost enthusiasm. A) The teacher. B) A tall, thin man with a full beard. C) Taught math. D) Taught math with the utmost enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tall, thin man with a full beard. 15. To get a clear idea of changes in automobile designs over the years, look at the picture to the right. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive phrase. 16. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. The domestic goldfish, one of the most popular household pets, can live more than ten years if properly cared for. A) The domestic goldfish. B) One of the most popular household pets,. C) An live more than ten years if properly cared for. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the most popular household pets,. 17. Which sentence has correctly punctuated the appositive? A) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum. B) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum. C) Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's, Guggenheim Museum. D) Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York's Guggenheim Museum. 18. What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? Running away when his cousin, Benvolio, tried to speak to him, Romeo can be rather dramatic. A) Running away when his cousin tried to speak to him. B) Benvolio. C) Romeo can be rather dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benvolio. 19. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Covering about 5, 400, 00 square miles, Antarctica is larger than the continent of Australia. A) Covering about 5, 400, 000 square miles. B) Is larger than the continent of Australia. C) Larger than the continent of Australia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covering about 5, 400, 000 square miles. 20. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I like to eat pizza.d) The sun is shining. A) The dog barked loudly. B) The sun is shining. C) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over. D) I like to eat pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over. 21. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Spaghetti, my favorite dish, is on the menu. A) My favorite dish. B) Spaghetti. C) On the menu. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite dish. 22. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain. A) Rising more than 29, 000 feet. B) Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level. C) Is the world's highest mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising more than 29, 000 feet above sea level. 23. Two teams, the league pennant winners, play each other. The appositive is ..... A) Two teams. B) The league pennant winners. C) Play each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The league pennant winners. 24. What's the prepositional phrase?:Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle. A) Through the largest puddle. B) To drive. C) Had to drive. D) To drive through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the largest puddle. 25. True or False:An appositive is always set off by commas. A) True. B) An appositive is never set off by commas. C) False. D) An appositive is always set off by parentheses. 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