Quizizz

What is apposition in grammar?

• The arrangement of words in a sentence

• The repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis

• The placement of two elements side by side, with one explaining or providing additional information about the other

• (I don't know)

Which of the following is an example of an attributive prepositional phrase?

• a) The cat slept peacefully.

• b) The book on the table is red.

•    c) The fast runner won the race.

• d) She spoke softly.

In the sentence "The old wooden door creaked loudly," what are the attributes?

• a) The, wooden

• b) Old, loudly

•    c) Old, wooden

• d) Door, creaked

In the sentence "The famous author, Shakespeare, wrote many plays," what type of apposition is "Shakespeare"?

• A) Prepositive

• B) Non-detached

• C) Postpositive

• D)detached

In the phrase "a book with a red cover," what is the attribute?

• a) book

• b) red

• c) cover

• d) with

In the sentence "The tall, green tree swayed in the wind," what are the attributes?

•    a) tall, green

• b) tree, wind

•    c) swayed, wind

• d) tall, tree

In the sentence "My cat, a Siamese, loves to play," what is the appositive?

• My cat

• A Siamese

• Loves to play

• (I don't know)

In the sentence "The river, wide and deep, flowed peacefully," what type of apposition is "wide and deep"?

• Prepositive

• Non-detached

• Postpositive

• detached

In the sentence "The big, old mansion on the hill was abandoned," what are the attributes?

• a) The, on

•    b) Big, old

•    c) Mansion, abandoned

•    d) Hill, was

Identify the attributive phrase in the following sentence: "The boy with the glasses is my friend."

•    a) The boy

•    b) With the glasses

•    c) Is my friend

• d) My friend