Grammar quiz 2/13/25

Define an appositive phrase.

• A phrase that modifies a verb

• A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it

• A phrase that describes an action

• A phrase that indicates location

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert."

• My brother

• a skilled guitarist

• will perform

• at the concert

The bell was installed in 1859, and members of Parliament named it after Benjamin Hall, who was then a commissioner.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Originally the name Big Ben referred to the huge bell in Parliament Tower.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

The clock, which has four faces, can be seen from far away.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Its hour hands are nine feet long, and its minute hands are fourteen feet long.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Watchdogs sound an alarm of their own when they hear an intruder.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

With some alarm systems, if a burglar breaks in, a loud siren sounds.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Exercise 1: Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.

5. The play, a comedy, kept us laughing all evening.

• a comedy

• The play

• laughing all evening

• all evening

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.