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Cut Meutia, an Indonesian national hero from Aceh, was born in 1870.

  1. Cut Meutia
  2. an Indonesian national hero from Aceh
  3. was born in 1870
  4. none

Ken and Joyce, Ken’s wife, are business partners.

A. Ken and Joyce
B. Ken’s wife
C. Are business
D. Partners

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

My cousin Allison went to see the movie.

A. Cousin
B. Allison
C. Movie

Gracie quickly turned him into a toad.
     
      A.     Prepositional
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

Joe, a carpenter, built these shelves for me.

A. Joe
B. A carpenter
C. Shelves

A truly beautiful island, Bali attracts many foreign tourists every year.

  1. Bali attracts many foreign tourists every year
  2. a truly beautiful island
  3. Bali
  4. none

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

I went to see Ricky, my brother, last Sunday.

A. I
B. Ricky
C. My brother

Macy’s, a large department store, is centered in New York.

A. Macy’s
B. A large department store
C. is centered
D. New York

I went to see Ricky, my brother, last Sunday.

The appositive is essential.

A. True
B. False

The commonly misspelled word miscellaneous is often used as an adjective.

  1. the commonly misspelled word
  2. miscellaneous
  3. an adjective
  4. none

Before long, Gracie found the wand hidden under the bed.
     
      A.     Prepositinal
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

Trucks, large and small cargo carries, come in all colors.

A. Trucks
B. In all colors
C. Large and small cargo carries
D. Come

The pyramid of Khufu, the Great Pyramid, loomed over the explorers.

A. The pyramid
B. Khufu
C. THe Great Pyramid
D. Explorers

Andy, my brother, plays baseball.

The appositive is essential

A. True
B. False

I went to see John our pastor after church.

This sentence does not need commas for the appositive.

A. True
B. False

Gracie scares him because she’s kind of creepy.
     
      A.     Prepositional
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

     I’ll be transformed into a new man.
     
      A.     Prepositional
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

Jimmy his the magic wand under the table.
     
      A.     Prepositional
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

I just left the hotel after two nights, a very clean and comfortable place.

  1. a very clean and comfortable place
  2. the hotel
  3. I just left the hotel after two nights
  4. none

     I hope to look just like Leon, my personal fashion icon.
     
      A.     Prepositional
      B.     Appositive
      C.     Neither

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