Froggy Jumps Appositive Phrase QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of appositive phrases with this quiz game! by Fatia Fath 1 What is an appositive phrase? a A type of verb phrase b A type of adverbial phrase c A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun 2 Where is an appositive phrase usually placed in a sentence? a Next to the noun it renames b At the end of a sentence c At the beginning of a sentence 3 Which punctuation marks are commonly used to set off an appositive phrase? a Parentheses b Semicolons c Commas 4 What is the purpose of an appositive phrase? a To express a verb action b To introduce a new topic c To provide additional information about the noun 5 In the sentence 'My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural.', what is the appositive phrase? a painted a beautiful mural b My friend c a talented artist 6 The South African ball-rolling species,______a subtropical beetle, prefers the climate of northern and coastal New South wales where it commonly works with the south African tunneling a To be b Being c Which 7 Prodigious efforts,________during two world wars, were require before the technology of primitive rocketry could be traslated into the reality of sophisticated astronauts. a Accelerated b Accelerating c Accelerates 8 Environmental education offers an area in which these skills can be developed, ________for these children as future decision makers. a Which is essential b Which essential c Essential 9 ______ , George, is attending the lecture. a Right Now b Happily c My friend 10 Air pollution, together with littering, _____ many problems in our large industrial cities today a Are causing b Is causing c Caused 11 Most species burrow into the soil and bury dung in tunnels directly underneath the pats, _____ a Which is hollowed out from within b Which are hollowed out from within c Are hollowed out from within 12 Australia's native dung beetles are scrub and woodland dwellers, ______marsupial droppings and avoiding the soft cattle dung in which bush flies and buffalo flies breed. a Speciallizing in the coarse b Specialized in the coarse c Which speciallizing in the coarse
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