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Appositives
Appositives II
Figurative Language
Opening Adjectives
Delayed Adjectives
100
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

The monkey, a nimble animal, is often found in the jungle.
a nimble animal
100
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

Dr. Kolb, a teacher at BSAN, ate too many Girl Scout cookies.
a teacher at BSAN
100
Identify the type of figurative language:

They are as different as night and day.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. hyperbole
simile
100
Does this sentence include an opening adjective? If so, what is it?

Warm and sweet, the hot chocolate was perfect on the cold day.
yes; warm and sweet
100
Does this sentence include a delayed adjective? If so, what is it?

We floated down the long, winding river.
no
200
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

That bicycle should be returned to Mark, the owner.
the owner
200
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

My dinosaur Barney got lost in the park.
Barney
200
Identify the type of figurative language:

These shoes are killing me.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. hyperbole
hyperbole
200
Does this sentence include an opening adjective? If so, what is it?

The energetic puppy bounced on the trampoline.
no
200
Does this sentence include a delayed adjective? If so, what is it?

The video game, fast-paced and suspenseful, made our hearts beat fast.
yes; fast-paced and suspenseful
300
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

Have you seen the play Peter Pan?
Peter Pan
300
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

The author J. M. Barrie wrote Peter Pan.
J. M. Barrie
300
Identify the type of figurative language:

That book was a roller coaster of emotions.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. hyperbole
metaphor
300
Does this sentence include an opening adjective? If so, what is it?

The kids, happy to be home, ran into the kitchen.
no (It is a delayed adjective.)
300
Does this sentence include a delayed adjective? If so, what is it?

The ocean, vast and blue, is one of my favorite sights.
yes; vast and blue
400
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

He climbed Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
the tallest mountain on Earth
400
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

A Spanish explorer, Francisco Coronado brought horses to America in 1540.
A Spanish explorer
400
Identify the type of figurative language:

The thunder grumbled before the storm.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. hyperbole
personification
400
Does this sentence include an opening adjective? If so, what is it?

Graceful, the owl swooped down from the tree.
yes; graceful
400
Does this sentence include a delayed adjective? If so, what is it?

The girls sang beautifully in the concert last night.
no ("Beautifully" is an adverb.)
500
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

One of the greatest players in the history of baseball, Babe Ruth began his career as a pitcher.
One of the greatest players in the history of baseball
500
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase:

After school, my best friends Bob and Thomas went to the movie with me.
Bob and Thomas
500
Identify the type of figurative language:

I live in the middle of nowhere.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. hyperbole
hyperbole
500
Does this sentence include an opening adjective? If so, what is it?

Quickly, I ran down the street.
no (It is an opening adverb.)
500
Does this sentence include a delayed adjective? If so, what is it?

That poem, one of my favorites, was written by Robert Frost.
no (includes an appositive, not a delayed adjective)