Appositive Phrases - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which words make up the appositive phrases?
A clever inventor, Suzanne Troiani is always tinkering in her studio.

A clever inventor

in her studio

always tinkering

inventor

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Identify the appositive in the sentence: A famous Englishman, William Shakespeare wrote plays like “Romeo and Juliet.”

A famous Englishman

William Shakespeare

wrote plays

"Romeo and Juliet"

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

To what does the appositive phrase refer? Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm, a stuffed giraffe, goes everywhere with her.

with her

charm

Phoebe Buffay

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

To what does the appositive phrase refer?
The enthusiastic collector, Manny Delgado has a closet full of limited-edition bowling shoes.

enthusiastic

collector

closet full

limited-edition bowling shoes

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

To what does the appositive phrase refer?
What does the bold appositive phrase refer to?
A star basketball player, Steven Tyler is the tallest person in class.

Steven Tyler

tallest person

class

basketball player

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the appositive phrase? Pitbull dropped his seltzer, a very bubbly drink, and now he is afraid to open it.

Pitbull dropped his seltzer

a very bubbly drink

he is afraid to open it

bubbly drink

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the appositive phrase?
The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair.

Professor Ramirez

the chemist

Derek Jeter

science fair

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which is properly punctuated?

Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig, hangs above my sofa.

Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

My 486 computer, a modern-day dinosaur chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.

Diane's eleven-year-old beagle Reliable chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.

The chief surgeon an expert in organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

My mother will make my favorite food, spaghetti, for supper.

Jonathan, the boy in the blue baseball cap is my best friend.

Our teacher Mrs. Walker gave us lots of homework last night.

The playoffs for soccer, my favorite sport are today after school.

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Identify the appositive in the sentence: My favorite aunt, Sylvia, is going to get me a job working in her store.

My favorite aunt

Sylvia

going to get me a job

in her store

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Choose the appositive.
I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movie. We are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I am anxious to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp.

Cane's

Johnny Depp

no appositive

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Commas or dashes are ALWAYS used with appositives to separate it from the sentence.

True, because you can ALWAYS take them out of the sentence.

False, because sometimes you need that person's name in the sentence because you have more than one friend/niece/son, so you do NOT use a comma/dash.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly.
context: I have two daughters.

My daughter Katie loves NF's new album.

My daughter, Katie, loves NF's new album.

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly.
context: I have one son.

My son Tucker loves playing sports.

My son, Tucker, loves playing sports.

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