This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Clause Types – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clause Types Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This type of sentence contains one "independent clause" and one "dependent clause." A) Fragment. B) Complex Sentence. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex Sentence. 2. Which word is NOT a subordinating conjunction? A) Because. B) Although. C) And. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 3. How many conjunctions are in the following sentence: "Preston, Jacolby, and Capers went to McDonald's because they were very hungry." A) 0. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 4. We spotted two whales from the boat A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent (subordinate clause). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 5. Determine the clause type in the sentence: "The man who helped us was very kind." A) Adverb Clause. B) Noun Clause. C) Adjective Clause. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective Clause. 6. The cute panda eats bamboo and sunflower seeds. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 7. What kind of sentence is this? "Before he went to school, Mr. C bought a white Monster and he filled up his gas tank." A) Simple. B) Compound-Complex. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 8. Leave her alone! A) Declarative clause. B) Exclamative clause. C) Imperative clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative clause. 9. Identify the clause type in this sentence:She believes that the exam was unfair. A) Simple sentence. B) Adverb clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun clause. 10. Throughout the canyon A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent (subordinate clause). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 11. Read the sentence and decide which type of subordinate clause is used:The teacher praised the student **who answered the question correctly**. A) Adjective clause. B) Noun clause. C) Adverb clause. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 12. Which of the following is a characteristic of a dependent clause? A) It can stand alone as a complete sentence. B) It always contains a subject and a verb. C) It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. D) It is always a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. 13. The news comes on at eleven o'clock A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent (subordinate clause). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 14. What type of clause is in the following sentence?:The dog that had barked for hours finally shushed. A) ADJ. B) ADV. C) N. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADJ. 15. A ..... clause cannot stand alone and often begins with a subordinating conjunction. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) Coordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 16. What type of clause is in the following sentence?:Our coach, who enjoys working us hard, called for extra practice. A) ADJ. B) ADV. C) N. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADJ. 17. Some people buy expensive cars simply because they have the money. A) Adverb clause. B) Noun clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb clause. 18. Which of the following is a complete sentence? A) After Jack ate a stack of pancakes . B) When Jeffrey woke up this morning . C) Because it was raining. D) Rex barks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rex barks. 19. What type of clause is in the following sentence?:Did you know that he is not an engineer? A) ADJ. B) ADV. C) N. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N. 20. What is the purpose of rhetorical questions? A) To make a comment or an exclamation. B) To expect a response. C) To seek information from the addressee. D) To determine the speaker's topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make a comment or an exclamation. 21. Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence? A) She loves to read books, but she prefers to write stories. B) The tall, green trees swayed gently in the wind. C) After the game ended, we all went home. D) The dog and the cat played happily in the yard, and they chased a ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tall, green trees swayed gently in the wind. 22. "While Mikrotik is affordable, other platforms are also important, and students should learn both." A) Simple sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-complex sentence. 23. Because of the thick fog A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent (subordinate clause). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 24. Dancing in front of the mirror is so much fun. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Preposition. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 25. Some people buy expensive cars simply because they can A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 26. Turn on the light! A) Don't turn on the light!. B) Not turn on the light. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't turn on the light!. 27. What is a characteristic of a compound-complex sentence? A) It contains only one independent clause. B) It contains two independent clauses and a dependent clause. C) It contains two dependent clauses and one independent clause. D) It contains only dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains two independent clauses and a dependent clause. 28. Because they are cuddly A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 29. So that you pass the test A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 30. Although Jonathan appreciates anything anime-related A) Phrase. B) Dependent clause. C) Independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesClause Types Quiz 1Clause Types Quiz 2Clause Types Quiz 4Clause Types Quiz 5Clause Types Quiz 6Clause Types Quiz 7Clause Types Quiz 8Clause Types Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books