Pre-Test(Appositives)

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar."

• My brother

• a talented musician

• plays the guitar

• the guitar

Combine the following sentences using an appositive: "The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It is a famous landmark."

• The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark, is in Paris.

• The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, a famous landmark.

• A famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

• The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris.

Which of the following sentences uses a compound subject?

• The cat and the dog are playing in the yard.

• The cat is playing in the yard.

• The dog is playing in the yard.

• The cat plays in the yard.

Identify the compound verb in the following sentence: "She sings and dances beautifully."

• She sings

• sings and dances

• dances beautifully

• She dances

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence with an appositive:

• My friend, Sarah is coming over.

• My friend Sarah, is coming over.

• My friend, Sarah, is coming over.

• My friend Sarah is coming over.

Combine the following sentences using a compound subject: "Tom went to the store. Jerry went to the store."

• Tom and Jerry went to the store.

• Tom went to the store and Jerry.

• Tom went to the store, Jerry went to the store.

• Tom went to the store with Jerry.

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

• The car is red.

• The car, a red convertible, is parked outside.

• The red car is parked outside.

• The car is parked outside.

Combine the following sentences using a compound verb: "She reads books. She writes stories."

• She reads books and writes stories.

• She reads books, she writes stories.

• She reads and books, writes stories.

• She reads books with stories.

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The Amazon, the largest rainforest, is in South America."

• The Amazon

• the largest rainforest

• is in South America

• South America

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence with an appositive:

• My teacher Mr. Smith, is very kind.

• My teacher, Mr. Smith is very kind.

• My teacher, Mr. Smith, is very kind.

• My teacher Mr. Smith is very kind.