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Appositive Phrase

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

2.

Identify the appositive:

My cousin Sammy broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.

a)

cousin

b)

Sammy

c)

arm

d)

game

3.

True or False:
An appositive phrase NEVER begins with "is" or "was" or any other verb.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help the Tri-state Area. What's the appositive?

a)

Perry

b)

a platypus

c)

a platypus with a fancy hat

5.

What is the appositive(s) phrase? Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

a famous children's author

c)

wrote many of his books

d)

yellow legal pads

6.

What is the appositive(s) phrase?

a)

Mr. Riley

b)

moving to a different city

c)

Mr. Riley, our neighbor

d)

our neighbor

7.

What is the appositive(s) phrase? The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.

a)

The car

b)

had two flat tires

c)

The car

d)

a silver Honda

8.

Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

a)

Jada

b)

my sister

c)

beautiful

9.

What is the appositive(s)?
I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.

a)

I lost my silver necklace

b)

a present from my mother

c)

at the Carnival

d)

I lost my silver

10.

Find the appositive:


Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.

a)

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

b)

first walked on the moon

c)

two American astronauts

d)

on July 20, 1969

11.

Appositives are located...

a)

before the noun it describes.

b)

after the noun it describes.

c)

in a different sentence.

12.

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

a)

John

b)

Texas

c)

no appositive

13.

I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.

a)

I ate a huge bowl

b)

of my favorite ice cream

c)

last night

d)

Blue Bell peppermint

14.

What is the appositive(s)?
Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week.

a)

Our teacher

b)

Ms. McKinnon

c)

was absent

d)

from school all week

15.

Appositive Phrase

a)

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?

b)

Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: 'The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me up all night.'

c)

What is the function of an appositive phrase in a sentence?

d)

Choose the sentence with the correctly punctuated appositive phrase.