WorksheetsFAD Rvw: appositives/commas/prep phrases/sent types
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an appositive?
a)
Noun/noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
b)
Adjective phrase modifying the nearby noun
c)
Adverb phrase modifying the nearby verb
d)
One word that describes the subject in the sentence
2.
The following are words that can begin an appositive EXCEPT:
a)
the
b)
a
c)
an
d)
is
3.
Which of the following sentences DOES NOT punctuate the appositive correctly?
a)
Clayton, the boy who plays baseball is a pitcher.
b)
One of the world's scariest theme parks, Six Flags is a popular place to visit during Halloween.
c)
Katie, the girl in jazz band, wrote her own melody that requires a saxophone.
d)
My mother told my brother to tidy up his room, the messiest place in the house.
4.
Which of the following sentences are punctuated correctly?
a)
The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.
b)
My 486 computer, a modern-day dinosaur chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
c)
Diane's eleven-year-old beagle Reliable chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.
d)
The chief surgeon an expert in organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.
5.
An adverb clause begins with what type of word?
a)
Adverb
b)
Relative Pronoun
c)
Subordinating Conjunction
d)
Coordinating Conjunction
6.
An adjective clause begins with what type of word?
a)
Adjective
b)
Relative Pronoun
c)
Subordinating Conjunction
d)
Coordinating Conjunction
7.
Which of the following sentences are punctuated INCORRECTLY?
a)
John Snow's white dog, Ghost, is soft and fluffy.
b)
A man with a genuine heart Mr. Baldwin donated money for the new library.
c)
A huge dog with big paws, Bear was always tracking mud into the house.
d)
My backpack, the one that is red and blue, is by the door.
8.
Which of the following sentences are punctuated CORRECTLY?
a)
My mother will make my favorite food, spaghetti, for supper.
b)
Jonathan, the boy in the blue baseball cap is my best friend.
c)
Our teacher Mrs. Walker gave us lots of homework last night.
d)
The playoffs for soccer, my favorite sport are today after school.
9.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Our teacher gave us lots of homework last night.
a)
Our teacher
b)
gave us lots
c)
of homework
d)
last night
10.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: My favorite holiday is in December.
a)
in December
b)
My favorite
c)
favorite holiday
d)
is in December
11.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: I feel like eating popcorn tonight during the movie.
a)
I feel like
b)
eating popcorn
c)
tonight
d)
during the movie
12.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Above the school flew a large plane that was loud enough to startle us.
a)
flew a large plane
b)
that was loud enough
c)
Above the school
d)
to startle us
13.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: I received a necklace from my grandmother before she passed away.
a)
I received
b)
received a necklace
c)
from my grandmother
d)
before she passed away
14.
Identify the item being modified by the propositional phrase: The book (on the bathroom floor) is swollen from shower steam.
a)
book
b)
swollen
c)
floor
d)
steam
15.
Identify the item being modified by the propositional phrase: The note (from Beverly) confessed that she had eaten the leftover pizza.
a)
note
b)
Beverly
c)
confessed
leftover pizza
leftover pizza
16.
Identify the type of sentence: Professor Maple’s intelligent students completed and turned in their homework.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
17.
Identify the type of sentence: The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
18.
Identify the type of sentence: After he ate lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
19.
Identify the type of sentence: The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
20.
Identify the type of sentence: After the teacher chose groups, Samuel and Sara were selected as partners for a project, yet Sara did most of the work.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
21.
Identify the appositive in the sentence: Devon, the team captain, attempted to instruct the team on the fundamentals of rugby.
a)
Devon
b)
the team captain
c)
attempted to instruct
d)
on the fundamentals of rugby
22.
Identify the appositive in the sentence: My father gave a gift to Mary, my youngest sister.
a)
My father
b)
gave a gift
c)
Mary
d)
my youngest sister
23.
Identify the appositive in the sentence: He took the most difficult math class, Advanced Calculus, during the summer.
a)
the most difficult math class
b)
Advanced Calculus
c)
He took
d)
during the summer
24.
Identify the appositive in the sentence: A famous Englishman, William Shakespeare wrote plays like “Romeo and Juliet.”
a)
A famous Englishman
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
wrote plays
d)
"Romeo and Juliet"
25.
Identify the appositive in the sentence: My favorite aunt, Sylvia, is going to get me a job working in her store.
a)
My favorite aunt
b)
Sylvia
c)
going to get me a job
d)
in her store
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