QUIZ: All About Appositives

Marty is Mr. Smith's nephew. Marty was arrested last week for driving a car while underage.
Which option uses an appositive to combine the two sentences?

• Marty, is Mr. Smith's nephew, was arrested last week for driving a car while underage.
• Arrested last week for driving a car while underage, Marty is Mr. Smith's nephew.
• Marty, Mr. Smith's nephew, was arrested for driving a car while underage.
• Marty, who is Mr. Smith's nephew, was arrested for driving a care while underage.

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He is Pam’s husband. He is strong. His name is Allen.

Which option uses an appositive to combine the two sentences?

• Allen, Pam's husband, is strong.
• Allen, strong, is Pam's husband.
• Allen, who is Pam's husband, is strong

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Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom. Instagram is a social media site.
Which option uses an appositive to combine the two sentences?

• Instagram, a social media site, was created by Kevin Systrom.
• Instagram, is a social media site, created by Kevin Systrom.
•   Created by Kevin Systrom, Instagram is a social media site.
• Instagram, which was created by Kevin Systrom, is a social media site.

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St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers. St. Valentine was never married.

Which option uses an appositive to combine the two sentences?

• St. Valentine, who was never married, is the patron saint of lovers.
• St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, was never married.
• Although St. Valentine was never married, he was the patron saint of lovers.

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Choose the sentence that correctly uses an appositive to combine the following sentences: "My sister is a talented singer. She won the competition last year."

• My sister, a talented singer, won the competition last year.

• My sister is a talented singer, she won the competition last year.

• My sister, who is a talented singer, she won the competition last year.

• My sister is a talented singer and won the competition last year.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Heath Ledger a famous Australian actor was the first person to win an Academy Award after he died.

• Heath, Ledger a famous Australian actor was the first person to, win an Academy Award after he died.

• Heath Ledger, a famous Australian actor, was the first person to win an Academy Award after he died.

• Heath Ledger a famous Australian actor was the first person, to win an Academy Award after, he died.

Which sentence is correctly combined using an appositive?

• The author, wrote a new book, is coming to visit.

• The author who wrote a new book is coming to visit.

• The author, who wrote a new book, is coming to visit.

• The author wrote a new book, he is coming to visit.

Which option best combines the following sentences using an appositive phrase?

Michelangelo was the greatest painter and sculptor of his time.

He was also considered a great poet.

• Michelangelo was the greatest painter and sculptor of his time and

  he was also considered a great poet.

• Michelangelo was a great poet, who also was the greatest painter, and sculptor of his time.

• Michelangelo, the greatest painter and sculptor of his time, was also considered a great poet.

• Michelangelo was the greatest poet ever and he had a ninja turtle named after him.

Which option best combines the following sentences using an appositive phrase?

The shortest British monarch was Charles the First.

He was four feet, nine inches tall.

• Charles the First, the shortest British monarch, was four feet, nine inches tall.

• Charles the First was four feet, nine inches tall and he was the shortest British monarch.

• The shortest British monarch was Charles the First and he was only four feet, nine inches tall.

• Charles the First was a really short British monarch and he was the shortest of all time.

Which option best combines the following sentences using an appositive phrase?

The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system.

It employs more than a million people.

• The Indian railway system, the largest employer in the world, employs more than a million people.

• The largest employer in the world employs more than a million people and its the Indian railway system.

• The Indian railway system is a large employer that employs more than a million people.

• The Indian railway system is a large employer that has a million people in the world.