Grammar quiz 2/13/25

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

What is an independent clause?

• A complete sentence with at least one subject and one verb

• A sentence that has helping verbs

• A sentence that has an independent subject

Which contains an appositive? 

• My dad, Mike, owns two trucks. 
• My mom, who was born in Portland, loves the Northwest. 
• Grayson, age 5, is starting kindergarten. 
• The food, well, it was edible. 

How is this sentence correctly written?

Although I hate running I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

• Although, I hate running I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

• Although I hate running, I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

• Although I hate running I will run, if a zombie is chasing me.

• Although I hate running I will run if a zombie, is chasing me.

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

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

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

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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.

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

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• A sentence that has a coordinating conjunction

• A phrase that modifies a noun

• A complete sentence with a subject and a verb