This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Appositive Phrases – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Appositive Phrases Quiz 60 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. What type of prepositional phrase is bolded? During rush hour is the worst time to drive anywhere. A) Prepositional phrase as adjective. B) Prepositional phrase as adverb. C) Prepositional phrase as noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase as noun. 3. In the sentence, "My brother, an avid musician, plays the guitar, " which phrase is an appositive? A) Plays the guitar. B) My brother. C) An avid musician who plays. D) An avid musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An avid musician. 4. Choose the appositive phrase Gus, the family's cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens. A) Gus. B) The family's cat. C) Slowly crept up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The family's cat. 5. Read the following sentence from Let 'Em Play God and fill in the blank with the appositive phrase:One of the characters, ..... , is standing in a shadowy room. A) A young man. B) The old house. C) In the darkness. D) With a lantern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A young man. 6. Read the following sentence from The Monkey's Paw and fill in the blank with the appositive phrase:It had a spell put on it by an old fakir, ..... A) A very holy man. B) A clever magician. C) A wealthy merchant. D) A famous traveler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very holy man. 7. Choose the appositive phrase A small SUV, my car is completely full. A) A small SUV. B) My car. C) Is completely full. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small SUV. 8. What type of prepositional phrase is bolded? Horseshoe crabs resemble hard hats with long tails. A) Prepositional phrase as adjective. B) Prepositional phrase as adverb. C) Prepositional phrase as noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase as adjective. 9. Identify the adjective clause in the sentence: "The book that I borrowed from the library is on the shelf" A) The book. B) That I borrowed. C) From the library. D) Is on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That I borrowed. 10. 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. 11. Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation. At Sestos Hero dwelt; Hero the fair, / Whom young Apollo courted for her hair, (Christopher Marlowe) A) Closed couplet. B) Enjambment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed couplet. 12. In the sentence 'Tacos, one of the most popular Mexican dishes, are served here, ' what is the appositive phrase? A) Tacos. B) One of the most popular Mexican dishes. C) Are served here. D) Mexican dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the most popular Mexican dishes. 13. Which sentence best combines "The child read. The book was colorful." using a preposition? A) The child read a colorful book. B) The colorful book was read by the child. C) The colorful child read the book. D) The child read with a colorful book in hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The child read with a colorful book in hand. 14. Identify the adjective clause in the sentence: "The girl whose birthday is today is bringing cupcakes." A) The girl. B) Whose birthday is today. C) Is bringing cupcakes. D) Is today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose birthday is today. 15. If the appositive is necessary to know which person or thing you mean, you should use commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which word in the sentence is the appositive? A) Friend. B) Sarah. C) Coming. D) Later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah. 17. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the phrase 'my best friend' as an appositive phrase? A) My best friend, John, is coming over for dinner. B) John, my best friend is coming over for dinner. C) My best friend John is coming over for dinner. D) John my best friend, is coming over for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend, John, is coming over for dinner. 18. Create a sentence that includes both an appositive phrase and a prepositional phrase: "The engineer designed a bridge. The bridge was a marvel of modern engineering. The bridge spanned the river." A) The engineer built a house that overlooked the valley. B) The bridge, a marvel of modern engineering, spanned over the river beautifully. C) The architect designed a park that featured a fountain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bridge, a marvel of modern engineering, spanned over the river beautifully. 19. Which sentence uses commas correctly with an appositive phrase? A) My friend Sarah is coming over later. B) My friend, Sarah is coming over later. C) My friend, Sarah, is coming over later. D) My, friend Sarah, is coming over later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend, Sarah, is coming over later. 20. In the sentence 'Mark, the pitcher, threw many fast balls during the game.', what is the appositive or appositive phrase? A) Mark. B) The pitcher. C) Threw many fast balls. D) During the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pitcher. 21. 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. 22. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence that follows? The little girl leaned over the edge of the chest, and the sight that met her eyes caused her to stare back in amazement. A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 23. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence that follows? This is the new road to the state park A) This is the new road. B) To the state park. C) New road to the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the state park. 24. Choose the appositive phrase My college roommate, Kelley lives in Hunstville now. A) Hunstville. B) Kelley. C) My college roommate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My college roommate. 25. Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence: "Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is located in Siberia." A) Lake Baikal. B) The deepest lake in the world. C) Is located in Siberia. D) In Siberia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The deepest lake in the world. ← 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