This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 56 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dressed with fun scarves and fancy bracelets, Laura left the house. A) Participle phrase. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle phrase. 2. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My dog, a playful Labrador, loves to fetch.'? A) Loves to fetch. B) My dog. C) A playful Labrador. D) Playful Labrador loves to fetch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A playful Labrador. 3. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. William Shakespeare, the revered English playwright, wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that, even now, continue to influence people around the world. A) William Shakespeare. B) The revered English playwright,. C) Wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that. D) Even now,. E) Continue to influence people around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The revered English playwright,. 4. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My best friend, Julie, is coming over for dinner.'? A) Is coming over for dinner. B) My best friend. C) Julie. D) My best friend, Julie, is coming over for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julie. 5. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have only one science tutor. A) My science tutor Rachel Green wrote a catchy song about the solar system. B) My science tutor, Rachel Green, wrote a catchy song about the solar system. C) My science tutor, Rachel Green wrote a catchy song about the solar system. D) My science tutor Rachel Green, wrote a catchy song about the solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My science tutor, Rachel Green, wrote a catchy song about the solar system. 6. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. In Iran families celebrate Yalda, a Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, by sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. A) In Iran families celebrate Yalda. B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. C) By sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Persian festival to mark the winter solstice,. 7. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The old car, a classic Volkswagen Beetle, was parked in the garage. A) Was parked in the garage. B) Volkswagen Beetle. C) The old car. D) A classic Volkswagen Beetle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A classic Volkswagen Beetle. 8. Which noun is the appositive in the following sentence?Martha ate lunch at Chewy's, her favorite restaurant. A) Martha. B) Chewy's. C) Restaurant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restaurant. 9. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker. A) Friend. B) Speaker. C) Chuck. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chuck. 10. What is the function of prepositional phrases? A) To indicate location, time, manner, or purpose. B) To provide versatility in a sentence. C) To add descriptive details to a sentence. D) To modify a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate location, time, manner, or purpose. 11. What is the appositive(s)? Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week. A) Heidi. B) Will be traveling. C) To Disney World. D) My cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin. 12. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Friar Laurence, doubting whether Romeo has really thought this decision through, decides to help the two children marry anyway. A) Friar Lawrence. B) Doubting whether Romeo has really though this decision through. C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decides to help the two children marry anyway. 13. Identify the appositive phrase(s). When the retired teacher ran into Janet, her long lost student, Janet squealed with delight. A) When the retired teacher ran into Janet. B) Her long lost student. C) Janet squealed. D) With delight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her long lost student. 14. In the sentence 'My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.', what is the appositive phrase? A) A talented artist. B) Talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape. C) Painted a beautiful landscape. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A talented artist. 15. Choose the appositive phrase:Dogs, man's best friends, are good for an owner's health. A) Man's best friends. B) Dogs. C) Are good for. D) An owner's health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man's best friends. 16. Which is properly punctuated? Context:I have more than one cousin. A) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. B) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites. C) My cousin, Leonardo DiCaprio, likes to design and fly kites. D) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin Leonardo DiCaprio likes to design and fly kites. 17. What punctuation is used to set off an appositive phrase?a) Parenthesesb) Quotation marksc) Exclamation marksd) Commas A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Exclamation marks. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 18. What is the appositive(s)? Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week. A) Our teacher. B) Ms. McKinnon. C) Was absent. D) From school all week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ms. McKinnon. 19. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The servants of the house Capulet and Montague, fighting in the streets, caused the feud to start up again. A) The servants of the house Capulet and Montague. B) Fighting in the streets. C) Caused the feud to start up again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fighting in the streets. 20. Identify the appositive in the following sentence:The famous singer, Beyonce, performed at the concert. A) Singer. B) Concert. C) Performed. D) Beyonce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beyonce. 21. What's the prepositional phrase?:Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends. A) To meet. B) Her friends. C) Ran around. D) Around the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the corner. 22. What's part of this sentence needs to be offset with commas? I sent my dad a quite serious man a silly gift for Christmas. A) My dad. B) A quite serious man. C) I. D) A silly gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A quite serious man. 23. To what does the appositive phrase refer? Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm, a stuffed giraffe, goes everywhere with her. A) With her. B) Lucky charm. C) Phoebe Buffay. D) Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm. 24. To what does the appositive phrase refer? The enthusiastic collector Manny Delgado has a closet full of limited-edition bowling shoes. A) The enthusiastic collector. B) Collector. C) Closet full. D) Limited-edition bowling shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The enthusiastic collector. 25. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?a) The cat sat on the mat.b) My favorite color is blue.c) The book, a classic novel, was written by Jane Austen.d) I enjoy playing soccer. A) My favorite color is blue. B) I enjoy playing soccer. C) The cat sat on the mat. D) The book, a classic novel, was written by Jane Austen. 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