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Grammar quiz 2/13/25

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define an appositive phrase.

a)

A phrase that modifies a verb

b)

A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it

c)

A phrase that describes an action

d)

A phrase that indicates location

2.

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert."

a)

My brother

b)

a skilled guitarist

c)

will perform

d)

at the concert

3.

The bell was installed in 1859, and members of Parliament named it after Benjamin Hall, who was then a commissioner.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

4.

Originally the name Big Ben referred to the huge bell in Parliament Tower.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

5.

The clock, which has four faces, can be seen from far away.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

6.

Its hour hands are nine feet long, and its minute hands are fourteen feet long.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

7.

Watchdogs sound an alarm of their own when they hear an intruder.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

8.

With some alarm systems, if a burglar breaks in, a loud siren sounds.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

9.

Exercise 1: Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.


5. The play, a comedy, kept us laughing all evening.

a)

a comedy

b)

The play

c)

laughing all evening

d)

all evening

10.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
b)
We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
c)
We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
d)
We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
11.
When do you need two commas with an appositive?
a)
when the appositive is necessary to the sentence
b)
when the appositive finishes the sentence
c)
when the appositive is in the middle of the sentence
d)
when the appositive begins a sentence
12.

How is this sentence correctly written?


Although I hate running I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

a)

Although, I hate running I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

b)

Although I hate running, I will run if a zombie is chasing me.

c)

Although I hate running I will run, if a zombie is chasing me.

d)

Although I hate running I will run if a zombie, is chasing me.

13.
FANBOYS=For, And, ____, But, Or, Yet, So
a)
not
b)
nor
c)
no
d)
now
14.
Which contains an appositive? 
a)
My dad, Mike, owns two trucks. 
b)
My mom, who was born in Portland, loves the Northwest. 
c)
Grayson, age 5, is starting kindergarten. 
d)
The food, well, it was edible. 
15.

What is an independent clause?

a)

A complete sentence with at least one subject and one verb

b)

A sentence that has helping verbs

c)

A sentence that has an independent subject

16.

What type of sentence is the following sentence?


While I understand your concerns, I think you will crush this test.

(a)  

17.

True or false: the following sentence is a complex sentence.


Greyson measured the door frame.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The word "because" is a ____________.

a)

subordinating conjunction

b)

coordinating conjunction

c)

clause

d)

Predicate

19.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

The car, a red convertible is parked outside.

b)

The car a red convertible is parked, outside.

c)

The car a red convertible, is parked outside.

d)

The car, a red convertible, is parked outside.

20.

What is a dependent clause?

a)

A group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone as a sentence

b)

A sentence that has a coordinating conjunction

c)

A phrase that modifies a noun

d)

A complete sentence with a subject and a verb