Appositive Phrases Quiz 57 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which is true based on the following statement? Jay Pritchett's hamster, Sigfried, squeaks with joy when I rub its belly.
2. An appositive phrase is a/n ..... phrase.
3. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?a) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict.b) The teacher is very strict.c) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.d) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very tall.
4. Which option is true based on the sentence below? I hope my friend Jay-Z has enough packing peanuts to ship you his crystal ball.
5. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective?
6. Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase? When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him, proving that science teachers make questionable decisions.
7. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase? We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.
8. Which option is true based on the sentence below? Whenever we go to the beach, I ask my babysitter, Kenny Chesney, to buy me a corn dog.
9. What is the relationship between prepositional phrases and the words they modify?
10. Is the clause in red dependent or independent?Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee.
11. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'The book, a bestseller, sold millions of copies.'?
12. Choose the appositive phrase:The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
13. Appositives are special because they can be deleted from a sentence without changing the sentence's meaning. What could be deleted from the sentence below? My niece, Eleanor, is a big fan of unicorns.
14. Choose the appositive phrase:Basketball, my favorite sport, requires a great deal of stamina.
15. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. When you are ready to leave for the game, call me.
16. Identify the appositive in the sentence:The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat.
17. Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the appositive phrase?a) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.b) The car, a blue sedan, was parked in the driveway.c) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.
18. How does the prepositional phrase in this sentence function?Julia picked the girl beside her to be her partner.
19. The photo shows Henry Ford, looking contented and proud, in his first car.
20. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? No I don't want to answer the doorbell right now.
21. What is the appositive(s)? I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.
22. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights.
23. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Centigrade, another word for Celsius, comes from the Latin for 100 degrees.
24. Choose the appositive phrase They couldn't believe it when the little boy stood up to John, the biggest bully in school.
25. What is an Appositive? Fill in the blank:An ..... is a noun (or pronoun) that comes right next to another noun to explain it, rename it, or give more information.