Appositive Exercise Quiz

What is the appositive in the sentence 'My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week'?

• policeman

• next week

• son

• visiting us

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a large rowboat'?

• large rowboat

• assemble the shallop

• ship's carpenters

• captain

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'Walter, the playboy and writer, is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon'?

• Walter

• playboy and writer

• attached to his mother

• Mrs. Hammon

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'Paul Newman the famous American actor directed five motion pictures'?

• directed five motion pictures

• motion pictures

• famous American actor

• Paul Newman

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable girl, grew up to be a mentally troubled woman'?

• mentally troubled woman

• grew up

• sweet and lovable girl

• Elizabeth Teague

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising campaign'?

• Sweetbriar

• considering

• nationwide advertising campaign

• company known throughout the South

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'As an above-average student and talented musician John made his family proud'?

• John

• above-average student

• talented musician

• made his family proud

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'The extremely popular American film Titanic was widely criticized for its mediocre script'?

• Titanic

• extremely popular American film

• widely criticized

• mediocre script

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence 'Citizen Kane the greatest American film ever made won only one Academy Award'?

• Citizen Kane

• ever made

• greatest American film

• won only one Academy Award

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the sentence '60 Minutes the TV news magazine program featured a story on the popular singer Whitney Houston'?

• popular singer Whitney Houston

• featured a story

• 60 Minutes

• TV news magazine program

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B