Colons Before Appositives: Quiz 1
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
The best thing to cheer you up on a rainy fall day is: the company of friends.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
The dentist recommended a fairly common, yet expensive solution: braces.
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3. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
In 1912, the National Biscuit Company introduced one of the wonders of the modern world: the Oreo cookie.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
Sasha has a favorite expression to describe a situation where someone is being coerced: railroading them.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
To do this exercise you will need the following: fifteen boxes of matches and a bottle of glue.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
Even criminals will want to be in his good books: Santa Clause!
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
I saw the most amazing thing: a chicken crossing the road.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
Rose only once received a bouquet of flowers: from a young man named Alfred.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
Everyone knew what Tom was: trouble.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Please determine if the following sentence correctly uses a colon before an appositive.
Surya’s resume included a mention of her membership in: the Utopian Supercar Club.
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