Appositive Phrases Quiz

What is the definition of an appositive phrase?

• An appositive phrase is a verb or verb phrase that renames or identifies another verb or pronoun in the sentence.

• An appositive phrase is a prepositional phrase that renames or identifies another preposition in the sentence.

• An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in the sentence.

• An appositive phrase is a conjunction or conjunction phrase that renames or identifies another conjunction in the sentence.

Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase? a) The dog barked loudly. b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over. c) I enjoy playing soccer.

• a) The dog barked loudly.

• c) I enjoy playing soccer.

• d) The cat meowed softly.

• b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.

Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: My sister, a talented artist, painted a beautiful landscape.

• a talented artist

• talented artist, a

• painted a beautiful landscape

• My sister

How should appositive phrases be punctuated?

• with commas

• with hyphens

• with parentheses

• with semicolons

Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the appositive phrase? a) My brother a talented musician is performing tonight. b) My brother, a talented musician, is performing tonight. c) My brother a talented musician is performing tonight.

What is the purpose of an appositive phrase in a sentence?

• The purpose of an appositive phrase is to indicate the tense of a verb in a sentence.

• The purpose of an appositive phrase is to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.

• The purpose of an appositive phrase is to replace a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

• The purpose of an appositive phrase is to provide additional information or clarification about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: The book, a classic novel, has been on the bestseller list for months.

• The book

• a classic novel

• has been on the bestseller list

• for months

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.

• c) The car a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.

• d) The car, a blue sedan was parked in the driveway.

• b) The car, a blue sedan, was parked in the driveway.

True or False: Appositive phrases provide additional information about the subject of a sentence.

• False

• True

• Appositive phrases modify the object of a sentence

• Appositive phrases are used to connect two independent clauses

Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: My teacher Mrs. Johnson is very knowledgeable.

• is very knowledgeable

• Mrs. Johnson

• My teacher

• Mrs. Johnson is