Mastering Appositives & Modifiers Practice Quiz

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert."

• My brother

• a skilled guitarist

• will perform

• at the concert

Which of the following sentences uses a modifier CORRECTLY?

• Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete.

• The athlete, running quickly, crossed the finish line.

• The finish line, running quickly, was crossed by the athlete.

• Quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete running.

Rewrite the sentence using an appositive: "The famous author J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series."

• J.K. Rowling, the famous author, wrote the Harry Potter series.

• The famous author wrote the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling.

• The Harry Potter series, the famous author, was written by J.K. Rowling.

• J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series, the famous author.

Analyze the sentence structure: "The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway."

What PURPOSE does the appositive best serve in this sentence?

• It makes the author use commas

• It gives an inaccurate description

• It makes the sentence more complex

• It describes the car

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The city of Paris, the capital of France, is known for its art and culture."

• The city of Paris

• the capital of France

• is known for its art and culture

• Paris

Which sentence uses a modifier INCORRECTLY?

(3 options are good, so which one is not?)

• The dog, barking loudly, chased the cat.

• Barking loudly, the cat was chased by the dog.

• The cat was chased by the dog, barking loudly.

• The dog chased the cat, barking loudly.

Rewrite the sentence using an appositive: "Albert Einstein was a physicist who developed the theory of relativity."

• Albert Einstein, a physicist, developed the theory of relativity.

• A physicist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.

• Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, a physicist.

• The theory of relativity was developed by Albert Einstein, a physicist.

Analyze the sentence structure: "The book, a thrilling mystery kept me up all night."

What is MISSING from this appositive sentence?

• There is no appositive

• It needs a comma after "mystery"

• Remove the comma after "book"

• The appositive does not identify the noun

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My friend Sarah, an excellent cook, made dinner for us."

• My friend Sarah

• an excellent cook

• made dinner

• for us

Which of the following sentences uses a modifier CORRECTLY?

• The man, wearing a hat, walked down the street.

• Wearing a hat, the street was walked down by the man.

• The street, wearing a hat, was walked down by the man.

• The man walked down the street, wearing a hat.