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Appositives

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify the appositive phrase.

The bald eagle, our national bird, soared above the trees.

a)

The bald eagle

b)

soared above the trees

c)

the trees

d)

our national bird

2.

Identify the appositive phrase.

I would love a bright red Porsche, a sports car.

a)

Porsche

b)

a sports car

c)

a bright red Porsche

d)

I would love

3.

Identify the appositive phrase.

Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.

a)

a champion swimmer

b)

won eight gold medals

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

gold medals

4.

Identify the appositive phrase.

Harrods, a large department store, is centered in London.

a)

Harrods

b)

a large department store

c)

is centered in London

d)

London

5.

Identify the appositive phrase.

The Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khufu loomed over the explorers.

a)

loomed over

b)

the pyramid of Khufu

c)

The Great Pyramid

d)

the explorers

6.

What punctuation is used to separate an appositive from the word it is explaining and the rest of the sentence?

a)

a period (.)

b)

an apostrophe (')

c)

a semicolon (;)

d)

a comma (,)

7.

Identify the appositive:

An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself.

a)

Henry

b)

An enormous man with great strength

c)

the entire pallet of bricks

d)

himself

8.

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

a)

My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

b)

My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

c)

My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

d)

My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

9.

Identify the appositive phrase.

A beautiful British Shorthair, Trixie was my favorite cat.

a)

Trixie

b)

my favorite cat

c)

A beautiful British Shorthair

d)

Trixie was my favorite cat

10.

Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

a)

yellow legal pads

b)

a famous children's author

c)

Roald Dahl

d)

many of his books