Resumptive and Summative Modifiers: Quiz 1

Please read the following sentence and determine which word is repeated to create a resumptive modifier:

Lukas’ geocaching friends organized a surprise party in the park, the very park where they had found their first cache.

Please read the following sentence and determine which word is used to create a summative modifier:

John really wanted to meet Allen Berkeley, the barber who had invented the inverted mohawk.

Please determine if the following sentence contains a resumptive or a summative modifier:

Troy and Niki visited Hawke’s Bay, an area known for its wineries.

Please determine if the following sentence contains a resumptive or a summative modifier:

We were eagerly awaiting the arrival of a tray of blueberry muffins, the kind of muffins that restore your faith in the miracle working properties of good baking (and make you wonder why anyone would settle for the bran variety).

Please determine which word would work best as a summative modifier:

Dave bought strawberries, kiwis, and grapes, all _____ that would be perfect for his pavlova.

Which summative modifier fits best at the end of the following sentence?

The Russian opposition leader has been released from prison after serving a sentence for embezzlement …

Which resumptive or summative modifier fits best at the end of the following sentence?

Christopher gave his cat the name Fidget …

In the following sentence, please identify a word that functions as either a resumptive or summative modifier:

How can you teach at a university where students are allowed to carry concealed weapons, where some are afraid even to voice their opinions for fear that they might get shot?