This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Clauses And Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clauses And Phrases Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Everything was fine until Sally came along.What is the part in red? A) Independent clause & No comma needed. B) Independent clause & Needs a comma after "find". C) Dependent clause & Needs a comma after "find". D) Dependent clause & No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause & No comma needed. 2. I am looking for whatever book I can find. A) DO. B) Subject. C) PN. D) OPOP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OPOP. 3. Leonardo da Vinci, who was a renowned painter and sculptor, was also an inventor and scientist. A) Compound. B) Compound-complex. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 4. Clause or Phrase?I slept A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clause. 5. What word or phrase describes cheering?We joined the crowd in cheering with enthusiasm for the winner. A) With enthusiasm. B) Joined. C) We. D) For the winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With enthusiasm. 6. Tell how the noun clause is working in each sentence.Whoever is singing needs to stop. A) Subject. B) DO. C) OP. D) PN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 7. Independent or Dependent? She made brownies for our class! A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 8. Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers. A) Compound-complex. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 9. When Anyah defended her best friend A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 10. Which sentence contains an appositive phrase? A) Did you read the article, "Raising a Mess of Daisies, " in this month's Flowers magazine?. B) At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you read the article, "Raising a Mess of Daisies, " in this month's Flowers magazine?. 11. Kim stood up for her classmates, and they respected her. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 12. I never realized how losing sleep affected me A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 13. The following statement is a phrase:She went to the beach. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Corbin protects his friends. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 15. Evelyn and Mason just finished a big soccer match! Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon and a transition word to describe their game? A) The team lost the game; however, they played well. B) The team lost the game; however they played well. C) The team lost the game however, they played well.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. D) The team lost the game, however they played well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team lost the game; however, they played well. 16. What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive. A) Are. B) Expensive. C) Shoes. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoes. 17. Mason is explaining grammar to his friends. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off an interrupter, just like Mason would? A) The answer is, of course, correct. B) The answer is, of course correct.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. C) The answer is of course, correct. D) The answer is of course correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The answer is, of course, correct. 18. When Justus chooses loyalty over popularity A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 19. Which word is a coordinating conjunction? A) Because. B) And. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 20. Henry just finished his homework and is excited to watch TV. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join these two independent clauses? A) I finished my homework; now I can watch TV. B) I finished my homework, now I can watch TV. C) I finished my homework; because now I can watch TV. D) I finished my homework and; now I can watch TV.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; now I can watch TV. 21. The vibrant trumpet-shaped blooms of the trumpet vine make it ideal for attracting hummingbirds. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 22. A(n) ..... is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence. A) Modifier. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifier. 23. Izzie learned a song that her grandfather wrote.The highlighted portion of the sentence is an example of a(n) ..... A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 24. Which sentence contains a main clause? A) While she was singing. B) Because he left early. C) I enjoy swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy swimming. 25. Clause or Phrase?after eating so much junk food A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 26. Charlotte has a busy morning routine! Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off a series of phrases describing what she does? A) In the morning before school and after breakfast, Charlotte reads. B) In the morning, before school, and after breakfast, Charlotte reads. C) In the morning before school, and after breakfast, Charlotte reads. D) In the morning, before school and after breakfast Charlotte reads.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning, before school, and after breakfast, Charlotte reads. 27. Identify the adjective clause ..... The singer whose voice I adore is Beyonce. A) Whose voice I adore. B) Singer whose voice. C) Adore is Beyonce. D) The singer whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose voice I adore. 28. Read the sentence:Last summer, I visited the town where Shakespeare lived.Which of the following is the adjective clause in the sentence? A) Last summer. B) Where Shakespeare lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where Shakespeare lived. 29. Walking into the parking garage A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 30. Sanora encourages her friends to be kind. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 31. Sanora listened carefully, and she gave helpful advice. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 32. Nora and James are writing stories together. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses in their story? A) She loves to read; her favorite genre is fantasy. B) She loves to read, her favorite genre is fantasy. C) She loves to read; and her favorite genre is fantasy. D) She loves to read; because her favorite genre is fantasy.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to read; her favorite genre is fantasy. 33. A group of words with a subject and predicate that begins with a subordinate conjunction; CAN stand alone as a sentence. A) Dependent (subordinate) clause. B) Independent clause. C) Compound sentence. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 34. Martha found a large, smooth rock, which she thought would make a great paper weight. The highlighted portion of the sentence is an example of a(n) ..... A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 35. Which of the following sentences uses the word smells as a linking verb? A) My car smells nice. B) I smell something weird in my car. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My car smells nice. 36. At Scarlett's birthday party, the cake was so good that everyone wanted more! Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses with no conjunction? A) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted a second piece. B) The cake was delicious, everyone wanted a second piece. C) The cake was delicious; and everyone wanted a second piece. D) The cake was delicious; because everyone wanted a second piece.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted a second piece. 37. Contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. A) Independent clause. B) Phrase. C) Sentence fragment. D) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 38. Tell whether the following sentence is an independent or a dependent clause:If you have made your final decision and are sure A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 39. Which sentence is constructed of two independent clauses? A) Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant. B) Since Jupiter and Saturn are huge, the oceans there are rough. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant. 40. Dan searches whatever fields he can for wildflowers. A) Subject. B) PN. C) DO. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DO. 41. Which sentence contains a subordinate clause? A) Science relies on a process of induction; it gathers evidence. B) When the Senate convened, the citizens gathered on the plain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the Senate convened, the citizens gathered on the plain. 42. Since I cannot go to the movies. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 43. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the widely acclaimed 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun, and her accomplishment opened the door for other African American playwrights. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 44. What is a modifier? A) A misleading sentence. B) A very confusing phrase. C) A grammatical mistake. D) A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence. 45. You will have to sit the bench. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 46. Read the sentence:Coach Kevin, who was running fast, encouraged his star sprinter.Choose the best way to revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier. A) Running fast, Coach Kevin encouraged his start sprinter. B) Coach Kevin encouraged his star sprinter, who was running fast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coach Kevin encouraged his star sprinter, who was running fast. 47. Christina's neighbor, a star video game player, keeps his skills sharp by having thumb wars.The highlighted portion of the sentence is an example of a(n) ..... A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 48. Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly? A) Filled with creamy caramel, Dane enjoyed the surprisingly filling candy bar. B) Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling. 49. Choose the dependent clause from the following: A) During the movie. B) Under the bed. C) My mom ordered pizza. D) Because she couldn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she couldn't see. 50. The woman wore a large hat with yellow flowers on it. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 51. While the teacher graded papers. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 52. On the back of my neck A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 53. After Javon stood up for his classmate A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 54. When he wiggled his fingersis an example of ..... clause. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 55. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off a direct address to Grandma, just like Evelyn might say at the dinner table? A) Let's eat, Grandma. B) Let's eat Grandma. C) Let's, eat Grandma. D) Let's eat Grandma, TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let's eat, Grandma. 56. Which word is being modified?His costume, which was quite original, was just a cardboard box. A) Original. B) Large. C) Cardboard. D) Costume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Costume. 57. Blake took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 58. Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place. A) The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print. B) The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman. 59. What is the green group of words?Employees may leave work for personal reasons after they receive permission from the manager. A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent Clause. 60. Choose the phrase from the following: A) Max fell down the stairs. B) The dog ate the stick. C) Before school. D) As she ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before school. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesClauses And Phrases Quiz 2Clauses And Phrases Quiz 3Clauses And Phrases Quiz 4Adjective Clauses QuizAdverbial Clauses QuizClause Types QuizComparative Clauses QuizConditional Clauses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books