Appositives and Appositive Phrases Quiz

What is an appositive?

• A punctuation mark used to separate items in a list

• A type of verb in a sentence

• A form of adverb that modifies a verb

• A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun or pronoun in a sentence

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Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?

• The red apple, a doctor, performed the surgery.

• The tall man, a basketball player, scored the winning point.

• The big house, a cat, chased the mouse.

• The fast car, a teacher, wrote the lesson plan.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive in the sentence: My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner.

• coming over

• Sarah

• is coming over for dinner

• My best friend

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CCSS.L.7.1A

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What is the purpose of an appositive in a sentence?

• To provide additional information about a noun in the sentence

• To emphasize the main idea of the sentence

• To separate the subject from the predicate in the sentence

• To indicate the tense of the verb in the sentence

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the sentence that contains an appositive:

• I need to buy some groceries.

• The cat sat on the windowsill.

• She is a talented musician.

• The book, a classic novel, was on the bestseller list for months.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Rewrite the sentence with the appositive phrase: The famous singer, Beyoncé, performed at the concert.

• The concert, Beyoncé, famous singer, performed at.

• The famous singer, Beyoncé, not performed at the concert.

• Beyoncé, the famous singer, performed at the concert.

• The singer, Beyoncé, famous, performed at the concert.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What punctuation is used to set off an appositive in a sentence?

• :

• ;

• ,

• .

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CCSS.L.7.1A

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Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: The old car, a classic Volkswagen Beetle, was parked in the garage.

• was parked in the garage

• Volkswagen Beetle

• The old car

• a classic Volkswagen Beetle

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences does not contain an appositive?

• Sheila, my best friend, is coming over for dinner

• I went to the store and bought some apples

• The tall, dark, and handsome man walked into the room

• The cat, a fluffy Persian, sat on the windowsill

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Explain the difference between an appositive and an appositive phrase.

• An appositive is a single noun or noun phrase, while an appositive phrase includes the appositive and its modifiers.

• An appositive is always plural, while an appositive phrase is always singular.

• An appositive is used in written language, while an appositive phrase is used in spoken language.

• An appositive is a type of verb, while an appositive phrase is a type of adjective.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B