1. Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
   

Mrs. Guerrero, the president of the historical society, is retiring next summer.

Ais retiring

BMrs. Guerrero

Cnext summer

Dthe president of the historical society

2.Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?

You are reading one of my favorite books, The Call of the Wild.

A.The Call of the Wild

Bmy favorite books

CYou are reading

Done of

3.Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?

The winner of the art contest was Tiffany, my youngest cousin.

AThe winner

Bwas Tiffany

Cmy youngest cousin

Dof the art contest

4.Which word in the sentence is the appositive?

The author Mark Twain had a keen sense of humor.

A.author

B.Mark Twain

C.humor

D.keen


5.Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?

Karen, my classmate, is a starter on the volleyball team.

A.my classmate

B.on the volleyball team

C.is a starter

D.Karen


6.Which words in the sentence are the appositive?

Which word does the appositive rename?

Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, was founded in 1836.

Athe fourth largest city in the United States; renames Houston

Bin 1836; renames founded

Cwas founded; renames city

DHouston, the fourth largest; renames city

7.Which words in the sentence are the appositive?

Which words does the appositive rename?

The author Charles Dickens wrote some of the best-loved novels of all time.

Awrote some of; renames author

BCharles Dickens; renames author

Cbest-loved novels; renames Charles Dickens

Dof all time; renames novels

1. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
   

AMy father an expert in the field of astronomy recently discovered a comet.

BMrs. Ramirez, my art teacher, is from Argentina.

CThe popular author Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat in 1957.

DLouis Armstrong, a pioneering jazz trumpet player, was born in New Orleans.

1. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
   

AThe athlete Michael Jordan won six basketball championships with the Chicago Bulls.

B.There was only one hit, a double, against Jimmy during the first five innings.

CMy swimming instructor Martha, was once an Olympic medalist.

DThe fastest runner on the team, Lauren Silverman, recently sprained her ankle.

1. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
   

A.My father, an Army veteran, once received a medal for bravery.

BMy tennis coach, Mr. Maxwell was once a nationally ranked player.

CMax Starks, a computer whiz, is creating his own video game.

DHis grandmother, an immigrant from Poland, is a great cook.