WorksheetsAppositives
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An appositive renames a (a) in a sentence.
What is the appositive in this sentence?
The store was out of my favorite snack, honey mustard pretzels.
Was out of
Out of my favorite snack
Honey mustard pretzels
None of the above
What is the appositive in this sentence?
His truck, a black Chevy S10, was parked under the carport for three days.
His truck
Under the carport
A black Chevy S10
None of the above
Which type of punctuation is most commonly used to set off an appositive?
period
semicolon
dash
comma
What part of this sentence is an appositive?
His dream was to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
On Earth
the tallest mountain on Earth
was to climb
None of the above
What is the appositive in this sentence?
The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk--3 staples of the pantry--for this weekend.
3 staples of the pantry
On Maple Street
macaroni, cheese and milk
for this weekend
What is the appositive in this sentence?
The house in Cyprus Lake, a village near my university, is the oldest in the country.
A village
A village near my university
Near my university
Is the oldest in the country
What is the appositive in this sentence?
A tall boy, Greg was asked repeatedly by the basketball coach to try out for the freshman team.
For the freshman team
By the basketball coach
A tall boy
Greg
What is the appositive in this sentence?
My birthday, March 20th, is only two days away, and I haven't packed for my trip yet!
March 20th
For my trip
My birthday
Is only two days away
True or False:
An appositive or an appositive phrase must appear next to the noun that it identifies.
True
False
What is the appositive in this sentence?
Last summer, we vacationed on Anna Maria Island, a small island in the Gulf of Mexico.
Last summer
We vacationed
On Anna Maria Island
A small island in the Gulf of Mexico
What is the appositive in this sentence?
Elizabeth, my first daughter, and Claire, my second daughter are close in age.
Elizabeth
My first daughter/my second daughter
Claire
Close in age
True or False: The appositive in the following sentence in "the first president of the United States, George Washington, did not have a middle name.
True
False
True or False: The appositive in the following sentence is "becoming a surveyor"
George Washington, a man who loved learning, became a surveyor.
True
False
What is the appositive in this sentence?
Samantha made a salad, a Caesar salad with garlic croutons.
Samantha made a salad
A Caesar salad with garlic croutons
with garlic croutons
there is no appositive
