Appositive Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1In the sentence “My cousin Priya designs video games,” which word is the appositive that renames “cousin”?
  • games
  • My
  • designs
  • Priya
• 5In “The committee chose a new chair—Luis Ortega—to lead the meetings,” what does “Luis Ortega” do?
  • It describes how the meetings will be led.
  • It renames “a new chair” as an appositive.
  • It serves as the sentence’s main verb.
  • It identifies the committee as Luis Ortega’s.
• 7How should em dashes punctuate the nonessential appositive “the approaching storm” in a sentence about one concern?
  • Open with an em dash but close with a comma after “storm.”
  • Open with a comma and close with an em dash after “storm.”
  • Enclose the entire appositive with paired em dashes.
  • Place both em dashes inside the phrase rather than around it.