Apposition is a grammatical formation of two elements, where noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element helping to identify the other in a different way. This quiz has been made to test and practice exercises on apposition and punctuation in writing. Please select the correct answer. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
A football player.
A talk show host
Morgan Prentis, a talk show host
Morgan Prentis
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A young boy who lived near them
The family liked Jacob
Lived near them.
Jacob, a young boy who lived near them.
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Manny
Helped form the new union in Chicago
A worker from Detroit
Finally
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The old table, filled the dining room a small room filled with light.
The old table filled the dining room a small room, filled with light.
The old table filled the dining room, a small room filled with light.
The old table filled the dining room a small room filled with light.
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In a few hours, Jimmy had repaired the, washing machine an old one, from the 1930's
In a few hours, Jimmy had repaired the washing machine an old one, from the 1930's.
In a few hours, Jimmy had repaired, the washing machine, an old one from the 1930's
In a few hours, Jimmy had repaired the washing machine, an old one from the 1930's.
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It separates the appositive from the rest of the sentence
It puts special emphasis on the appositive
Both A and C
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After the rain, the car a new Mustang smelled bad since the windows were left open.
After the rain, the car, a new Mustang smelled bad since the windows were left open.
After the rain, the car a new Mustang, smelled bad since the windows were left open.
After the rain, the car, a new Mustang, smelled bad since the windows were left open.
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A pair of dashes
Semi-colons
Colons
Parentheses
Brackets
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The new school Fairchild, Academy for the Arts, will be located on Main Street
The new school, Fairchild Academy, for the Arts will be located on Main Street
The new school, Fairchild Academy for the Arts will be located on Main Street
The new school, Fairchild Academy for the Arts, will be located on Main Street
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