Non-essential Appositives Practice
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Identify the appositive: Mona Lisa, a famous painting, features a woman with a secret smile.
- A.
A woman with a secret smile
- B.
Features a woman
- C.
A famous painting
- D.
With a secret smile
Correct Answer
C. A famous paintingExplanation
Remember - the appositive is a NOUN or NOUN PHRASE that renames/describes a noun right next to it.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Identify the appositive: No one knew where Peter, the new kid, was from.
- A.
The new kid
- B.
No one knew
- C.
Peter
- D.
Was from
Correct Answer
A. The new kid -
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Identify the appositive: Jamila, the girl with the blue coat, is my best friend.
- A.
Is my best friend
- B.
With the blue coat
- C.
The girl with the blue coat
- D.
My best friend
Correct Answer
C. The girl with the blue coat -
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Identify the appositive: Last night, my mom made tuna noodle casserole, my brother's least favorite meal.
- A.
Last night
- B.
My mom made
- C.
Tuna noodle casserole
- D.
My brother's least favorite meal
Correct Answer
D. My brother's least favorite meal -
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Identify the appositive: My friend, who is from Mexico, makes delicious tamales with masa, a corn dough.
- A.
Who is from Mexico
- B.
A corn dough
- C.
My friend
- D.
Makes delicious tamales
Correct Answer
B. A corn doughExplanation
"who is from Mexico" is not correct because appositives DO NOT contain verbs ("is" is a verb). They are only nouns or noun phrases.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Identify the appositive: A long-time fan of DC comics, Bill was thrilled when it was announced that a Justice League movie was being made.
- A.
A long-time fan of DC comics
- B.
Bill was thrilled
- C.
It was announced
- D.
A Justice League movie
Correct Answer
A. A long-time fan of DC comicsExplanation
This time the appositive came before its noun; Bill is the noun being renamed/described by "A long-time fan of DC comics." When the sentence starts with a non-essential appositive, you put a comma between it and its noun.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Which sentence contains a correctly-punctuated appositive?
- A.
Bob's sister, a beautician, dyed his hair green.
- B.
Bob's sister, who is a beautician, dyed his hair green.
- C.
Bob's sister dyed his hair green, she is a beautician.
- D.
Bob's sister the beautician dyed his hair green.
Correct Answer
A. Bob's sister, a beautician, dyed his hair green. -
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Which sentence contains a correctly-punctuated appositive?
- A.
Everyone wanted to be friends with Noah, he was the smartest kid in school.
- B.
Everyone wanted to be friends with Noah, who was the smartest kid in school.
- C.
Everyone wanted to be friends with the smartest kid in school Noah.
- D.
Everyone wanted to be friends with Noah, the smartest kid in the school.
Correct Answer
D. Everyone wanted to be friends with Noah, the smartest kid in the school. -
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Which sentence contains a correctly-punctuated appositive?
- A.
There is a lot of controversy over The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it is a novel by Mark Twain.
- B.
There is a lot of controversy over The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel by Mark Twain.
- C.
There is a lot of controversy over Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- D.
There is a lot of controversy over the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.
Correct Answer
B. There is a lot of controversy over The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel by Mark Twain. -
- 10.
Which sentence contains a correctly-punctuated appositive?
- A.
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, set during the Civil War.
- B.
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," a short story by Ambrose Bierce, is set during the Civil War.
- C.
A short story by Ambrose Bierce set during the Civil War is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
- D.
Ambrose Bierce wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," set during the Civil War.
Correct Answer
B. "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," a short story by Ambrose Bierce, is set during the Civil War. -
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