This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Clauses And Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clauses And Phrases Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Independent or Dependent? Unless my dad comes home. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 2. After a parrotfish eats algae-covered coral, the coral travels through the fish's digestive system, and then it is deposited in the reef as white coral sand. A) Compound. B) Compound-complex. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-complex. 3. Defending family and friends with courage A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 4. Which type of phrase functions as an "interrupting definition?" A) Prepositional. B) Appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive. 5. Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb? A) Mom ran to the store five minutes ago. B) She might wash her car. C) He is angry at me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is angry at me. 6. I enjoy whatever fruit is covered in chocolate. A) OP. B) PN. C) DO. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DO. 7. The maple leaf, which is Canada's national emblem, has been associated with the country since the 1700s. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 8. Which of the following sentences punctuates the non-restrictive element correctly? A) I visited New York with, my cousin, who lives in Philadelphia. B) I visited New York with my cousin, who lives in Philadelphia. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I visited New York with my cousin, who lives in Philadelphia. 9. A word group that is missing a subject or a verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence. A) Phrase. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Dependent clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 10. Aria and Avery are racing to catch the school bus! Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to describe what happened when Aria was late. A) She was late; therefore, she missed the bus. B) She was late therefore, she missed the bus.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. C) She was late, therefore she missed the bus. D) She was late; therefore she missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was late; therefore, she missed the bus. 11. Which word or phrase is modifying dog?I showed my dog with fleas to the veterinarian. A) Showed. B) To the veterinarian. C) With fleas. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With fleas. 12. I brushed my teeth after I had breakfast.Select the subordinating conjunction: A) After. B) Teeth. C) Had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 13. Because I was afraid A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 14. When I got to work A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 15. Tell whether the following sentence is an independent or a dependent clause:We ate lunch A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 16. Read the sentence:The plane crashed into a mountain, which was carrying 200 passengers.Choose the best way to revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier. A) The plane, which was carrying 200 passengers, crashed into a mountain. B) Carrying 200 passengers, into a mountain the plane crashed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The plane, which was carrying 200 passengers, crashed into a mountain. 17. Select the linking verb:Kim was the winner of the school's long jump contest. A) Jump. B) Was. C) Winner. D) Kim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 18. The platypus has venom-producing glands, which are rare among mammals, but its venom is not generally lethal to humans. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 19. What word or phrase describes Milton?Jumping out of his seat, Milton shouted with surprise. A) Jumping out of his seat. B) With surprise. C) Shouted. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumping out of his seat. 20. Because I was a thirteen-year-old-girl. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 21. So that I could get some rest A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 22. Read the sentence:Melody, my neighbor, loved music so much that she quit her job to join a band.Which part of the sentence is the appositive phrase? A) My neighbor. B) A band. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My neighbor. 23. Even the ones who went to Kimberly. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 24. Abigail and Samuel are writing stories in class. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses without a conjunction? A) The sky darkened; the storm was coming. B) The sky darkened, the storm was coming. C) The sky darkened; and the storm was coming. D) The sky darkened; because the storm was coming.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky darkened; the storm was coming. 25. I forgot to lock the door of my car A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 26. Identify the adverb clause ..... Whenever we go out, the people always shout. A) Whenever we go out. B) Always shout. C) We go out. D) The people always. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever we go out. 27. Adjective or Adverb Clause? After the rabbit arrived, the carrots quickly diminished. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 28. The right hemisphere of the human brain typically controls muscle movement on the left side of the body. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 29. When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.Identify the part is red. A) Dependent clause / The comma is in the right spot. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause / remove the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause / The comma is in the right spot. 30. After Leilani spoke out against unfair rules A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 31. Respected the teacher. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 32. A(n) ..... modifies (or describes) verbs. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Plural noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 33. Clause or Phrase?went to the park A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 34. Read the sentence:Tara grabbed the flower vase, which slid off of the counter, right before it crashed.Which of the following is the adjective clause in the sentence? A) Grabbed the flower vase. B) Which slid off the counter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which slid off the counter. 35. Which part of the sentence is the cleft focus: "It was the teacher who gave the homework" ? A) Who gave the homework. B) The homework. C) The teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher. 36. What word is being modified?The annoyed proprietor yelled at the unpleasant customer. A) At. B) Unpleasant. C) Proprietor. D) Yelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proprietor. 37. Which word is being modified?The new student, taking a tour of the school, is here from Florida. A) Tour. B) Student. C) School. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student. 38. I watch TV while I eat dinner.Select the subordinating conjunction: A) While. B) I. C) Dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 39. Read the sentence:Climbing up a tree in the forest, Maria saw a red squirrel.Choose the best way to revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier. A) Seeing a red squirrel climbing, Maria went up a tree. B) Maria saw a red squirrel climbing up a tree in the forest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria saw a red squirrel climbing up a tree in the forest. 40. Select all of the following that are subordinating conjunctions: A) Since. B) Still. C) Sent. D) Such. E) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 41. Identify the LINKING VERB.They are my cousins from Atlanta. A) From. B) Are. C) They. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 42. Which sentence contains both an independent and a dependent clause? A) Science relies on a process of induction; it gathers evidence. 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: B) Since Jupiter and Saturn are huge, the oceans there are rough. 43. To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange, revise, and ..... the sentence by moving the words. A) Review. B) Reward. C) Recycle. D) Rewrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rewrite. 44. Commas are placed on both sides of an appositive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. TayShawn defended his friend during a hard time. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 46. Michael is writing a story about his brother. Which sentence below correctly uses commas to set off a nonessential clause? A) My brother who is very tall plays basketball. B) My brother, who is very tall, plays basketball. C) My brother who is very tall, plays basketball. D) My brother, who is very tall plays basketball.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who is very tall, plays basketball. 47. Which sentence shows emphasis on the place? A) It was in the garden that she found the ring. B) The ring was found. C) In the garden she was happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was in the garden that she found the ring. 48. Standing up for what is right A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 49. Showing respect to family and teachers A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 50. As Tucker sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 51. The students worked on their tests. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 52. Independent or Dependent? I will have to make dinner. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 53. I heard the cat's meow A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 54. Identify the cleft sentence: A) She cooked dinner. B) Anna cooked dinner. C) It was Anna who cooked dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was Anna who cooked dinner. 55. Julio helps his younger brother with homework. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 56. My grandmother took my handsis an example of ..... clause. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 57. What kind of clause?Before you turn in your test A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Both a dependent and an independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 58. Adjective or Adverb Clause? Ms. Boor likes teaching about plants whereas Mr. Coup prefers chemistry. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 59. Independent or Dependent? I am a good cook. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 60. Choose the independent clause from the following: A) Won the Newbery Bowl. B) Who hate to eat vegetables. C) I ate cereal. D) For breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I ate cereal. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesClauses And Phrases Quiz 1Clauses 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