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Appositives

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


He went to Little Saffron Hill, a dark and gloomy den.

a)

went to Little Saffrom Hill

b)

Little Saffrom Hill

c)

a dark and gloomy den

2.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Fagin, the dog, ran away.

a)

Fagin

b)

the dog

c)

ran away

3.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


I want to take the painting, a Van Gogh, to the museum for donation.

a)

take the painting

b)

a Van Gogh

c)

to to the museum

4.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Alexandra, the girl he used to date, got married yesterday.

a)

Alexandra

b)

the girl he used to date

c)

got married yesterday

5.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


The lady, Marian, was talking to a priest.

a)

The lady

b)

Marian

c)

was talking to a priest.

6.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


They invited Malcolm, the new guy in our class, to come to the party.

a)

They invited Malcolm

b)

the new guy in our class

c)

to come to the party

7.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Our friend, Mr. Smith, will arrive today.

a)

Our friend

b)

Mr. Smith

c)

will arrive today

8.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, was extremely well educated.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

author of the Declaration of Independence

c)

was extremely well educated.

9.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Andrew Jackson led the nation to a great victory, the Battle of New Orleans.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

led the nation to a great victory

c)

the Battle of New Orleans

10.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


President John Quincy Adams kept an unusual pet, an alligator.

a)

President John Quincy Adams

b)

kept an unusual pet

c)

an alligator

11.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


William Henry Harrison, a long-winded speaker, caught pneumonia while delivering his inaugural speech.

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

a long-winded speaker

c)

caught pneumonia

12.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


A unique storyteller, Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit.

a)

A unique storyteller

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

was known for his wit

13.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Lincoln gave his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

a)

gave his famous speech

b)

the Gettysburg Address

c)

Lincoln

14.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Ulysses S. Grant, a military genius, was surprisingly gentle with people and animals.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

a military genius

c)

was surprisingly gentle with people and animals

15.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


He also wrote “The Foghorn,” a short story.

a)

He

b)

“The Foghorn”

c)

a short story

16.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


The narrator of the story, Johnny, works in a lighthouse.

a)

The narrator of the story

b)

Johnny

c)

works in a lighthouse

17.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


The foghorn sound, a mournful moan, comes every fifteen seconds.

a)

The foghorn sound

b)

a mournful moan

c)

comes every fifteen seconds

18.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


Johnny and McDunn spot the monster, a hundred-foot dinosaur.

a)

Johnny and McDunn

b)

monster

c)

a hundred-foot dinosaur

19.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


The lighthouse, a tall stone tower, collapsed after the monster rammed it.

a)

The lighthouse

b)

a tall stone tower

c)

collapsed

20.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


A new lighthouse, a steel-reinforced concrete structure, was built the next year.

a)

A new lighthouse

b)

a steel-reinforced concrete structure

c)

was built the next year