Grammar

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

Birds, large and small, come in all colors.

• Birds

• large and small

• small

• all colors

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

The mole, a blind rodent, made a tunnel in the ground.

• a blind rodent

• tunnel

• The mole

• tunnel in the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

I am buying a new car, a Honda.

• I am buying a new car

• buying

• a Honda

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The following sentence has an example of which type of appositive?

Fred’s biology teacher, Ted Jones, served in the navy.

• Fred’s biology teacher

• Ted Jones

• served in the navy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The following sentence has an example of which type of appositive?

The famous author Lauren Tarshis is signing books.

• Restrictive

• Nonrestrictive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The following sentence has an example of which type of appositive?

Your English teacher, Ms. Mangrum, is taking attendance.

• Rectrictive

• Nonrestrictive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the following sentence correct or incorrect according to pronoun-antecedent agreement? 

Every person sees his or her favorite show.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The word in the BLANK should be:

Tommy and Bobby shared ______ sandwiches with the class.

• him

• there

• his

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Neither Cher or Milly has turned in _____ homework.

• their

• her

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the antecedent for the underlined pronoun?

Because he couldn't remember what the homework was, Matt texted Zach.

• he

• homework

• Zach

• Matt

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D