Appositive and Prepositional Phrases PRACTICE QUIZ

What is the appositive phrase: When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him.

• when the science teacher saw the spider

• a large tarantula

• a large tarantula with a hairy body

• he walked straight up to it

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase: The thorns in the stem of the rose (hurt, hurts) me. (Choose all that apply!)

• The thorns

• in the stem

• of the rose

• me

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase: The man in the corner of the store (live, lives) on my street. (Choose all that apply!)

• The man

• in the corner

• of the store

• on my street

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the sentence that contains an appositive phrase

• My cat's name is Harold.

• Harold is my cat.

• Harold, my cat, is old.

• Harold is old, and he's my cat.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train.

• Elizabeth Blackwell stepped

• the train

• onto the train

• stepped onto

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Her medical bag was near the bed.

• Her medical bag

• near the bed

• was near the bed

• the bed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She received a rejection letter from New York.

• from New York

• received a rejection

• letter from New York

• She received

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help the Tri-state Area. What's the appositive?

• Perry

• a platypus

• a platypus with a fancy hat

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase: Mr. Cattanzara, a bald-headed man who worked in a change booth on an IRT station, lived on the next block after George’s.

• Mr. Cattanzara

• a bald-headed man who worked in a change booth on an IRT station

• lived

• on the next block after George’s.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase: A new study at Emory University has found that prairie voles, social rodents that form lifelong bonds between mates, engage in empathy-based relationships.

• A new study at Emory University

• prairie voles

• social rodents that form lifelong bonds between mates

• engage in empathy-based relationships.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B