This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 57 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is true based on the following statement? Jay Pritchett's hamster, Sigfried, squeaks with joy when I rub its belly. A) Jay Pritchett has more than one hamster. B) Jay Pritchett has only one hamster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jay Pritchett has only one hamster. 2. An appositive phrase is a/n ..... phrase. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 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. A) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict. B) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very tall. C) The teacher is very strict. D) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very strict. 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. A) I have only one friend. B) I have multiple friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have multiple friends. 5. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective? A) To swim in the ocean is my favorite summer activity. B) The book on the shelf belongs to John. C) I need a new notebook to write my ideas. D) He ran quickly to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need a new notebook to write my ideas. 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. A) When the science teacher saw the spider. B) A large tarantula. C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. D) He walked straight up to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large tarantula with a hairy body. 7. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase? We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship. A) Ship. B) Massive. C) Aboard. D) Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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. A) I have more than one babysitter. B) I have only one babysitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have only one babysitter. 9. What is the relationship between prepositional phrases and the words they modify? A) Prepositional phrases replace the words they modify. B) Prepositional phrases provide additional information about the words they modify. C) Prepositional phrases are unrelated to the words they modify. D) Prepositional phrases modify the words they replace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrases provide additional information about 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. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 11. Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'The book, a bestseller, sold millions of copies.'? A) A bestseller. B) A bestseller. C) Sold millions of copies. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bestseller. 12. Choose the appositive phrase:The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat. A) The dog climbed. B) Into the plastic swimming pool. C) A great escape. D) To beat the heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A great escape. 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. A) My niece. B) Eleanor. C) Is a big fan of. D) Unicorns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eleanor. 14. Choose the appositive phrase:Basketball, my favorite sport, requires a great deal of stamina. A) Basketball. B) My favorite sport. C) Requires a great deal. D) Of stamina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite sport. 15. Identify the Infinitive phrase in the following sentence. When you are ready to leave for the game, call me. A) To leave. B) To leave for the game. C) To leave for the game, call me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave for the game. 16. Identify the appositive in the sentence:The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat. A) A thrilling mystery. B) On the edge of my seat. C) Kept me on the edge of my seat. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thrilling mystery. 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. 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. D) The car, a blue sedan, was parked in the driveway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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. A) Adv. B) Adj. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adj. 19. The photo shows Henry Ford, looking contented and proud, in his first car. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 20. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? No I don't want to answer the doorbell right now. A) After "I". B) After "to". C) After "right". D) After "No". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After "No". 21. What is the appositive(s)? I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night. A) I ate a huge bowl. B) Of my favorite ice cream. C) Last night. D) Blue Bell peppermint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue Bell peppermint. 22. Identify the appositive phrase(s). Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights. A) Coffee. B) Coffee, a great source of energy. C) A great source of energy. D) Cool nights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A great source of energy. 23. Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Centigrade, another word for Celsius, comes from the Latin for 100 degrees. A) Centigrade. B) Comes from the Latin. C) Another word for Celsius. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Another word for Celsius. 24. Choose the appositive phrase They couldn't believe it when the little boy stood up to John, the biggest bully in school. A) They. B) John. C) The little boy. D) The biggest bully in school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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. A) Appositive. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAppositive Phrases Quiz 1Appositive Phrases Quiz 2Appositive Phrases Quiz 3Appositive Phrases Quiz 4Appositive Phrases Quiz 5Appositive Phrases Quiz 6Appositive Phrases Quiz 7Appositive Phrases Quiz 8Appositive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books