Language Test Review

Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.

• the owner
• and they became lost
• no appositive

What is an appositive?

• An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

• An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

• An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

• , was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci,

• , the great Renaissance painter,

Identify the appositive:

While we were in New York, my family and I saw the incredible play Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

• New York

• play

• Hamilton

• Lin-Manuel Miranda

Identify the appositive:

Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.

• artist

• Michelangelo

• art project

• Mrs. Butler's class

Identify the appositive phrase:

The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times.

• The fastest animal

• the peregrine falcon

• can travel more than 100 miles per hour

• at certain times

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:

Stella enjoys reading articles about early space exploration.

• Stella enjoys reading articles

• about early

• about early space exploration

• enjoys reading articles

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below?

Sonya is good at soccer.

• adverb

• adjective

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Throughout the spring, Ava spent much time picking flowers.

• Ava; adjective

• spent; adverb

• fishing; adverb

• flowers; adjective

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II.

• Chase; adjective

• video; adjective

• watched; adverb

• interesting; adverb