This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Clauses And Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clauses And Phrases Quiz 4 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence contains a coordinating conjunction? A) The crash was a surprise because Moog was a skillful pilot. B) Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant. 2. If I cannot go to the park. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 3. An avid reader, Trevor attends weekly book club meetings and finishes several novels every month. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 4. A coordinating conjunction is used to connect independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. When are prepostional phrases punctuated with commas? A) Sometimes. B) Never. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 6. Because Dez stood up for his brother. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 7. Luna's favorite singer, a guitarist from Seattle, is performing at a cafe right now. 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. 8. Since I didn't know what to dois an example of ..... clause. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 9. What kind of cleft sentence is this: "All I want is a good night's sleep" ? A) It-cleft. B) Wh-cleft. C) All-cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All-cleft. 10. Which word is being modified?Linguistics, as I learned recently, is the study of languages. A) Study. B) Languages. C) Linguistics. D) Learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linguistics. 11. Before I went to school, I had a huge cup of coffee. A) Dependent clause / remove comma. B) Dependent clause / Comma is in right spot. C) Independent clause / remove comma. D) Independent clause / Comma is in right spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent clause / Comma is in right spot. 12. Identify the LINKING VERB:She appears happy in her new home A) New. B) Home. C) Appears. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appears. 13. Read the sentence:The students whose names are on the tickets will win a prize.Which of the following is the adjective clause in the sentence? A) Will win a prize. B) Whose names are on the tickets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose names are on the tickets. 14. Eliza entertained us with magic tricks while we waited for the party to start. 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: B) Dependent clause. 15. A(n) ..... modifies (or describes) nouns or pronouns. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 16. If we can't find an inexpensive hotel for the Fourth of July weekend, we can always stay with my parents. A) Compound-complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 17. The following words typically begin adjective clauses ..... A) Who, whom, whose, which, that. B) So that, because, since, if, because. C) When, where, who, which, why. D) What, where, when, how. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who, whom, whose, which, that. 18. Because Terrance always tells the truth. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 19. Independent or Dependent? Because I practice a lot. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 20. Tell whether the following sentence is an independent or a dependent clause:She took great care of the dog and its puppies A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 21. Ron locked himself in his room. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 22. Most of the students. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 23. This game is so easy. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 24. Learning how to be responsible A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 25. Which sentence is constructed of one independent clause? A) At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum. B) The crash was a surprise because Moog was a skillful pilot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum. 26. Which cleft sentence emphasizes a person? A) It was Peter who solved the problem. B) The problem was solved. C) Solving the problem was Peter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Peter who solved the problem. 27. A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb but can't stand alone as a sentence. A relative clause will always begin with one of these five relative pronouns: ..... , ..... , ..... , ..... , and ..... Select the answer choice that has all five. A) Whowhomwho'sthatwhich. B) Whowhom whosethatwhen. C) Whowhatwhenwherewhy. D) Whowhomwho'sthiswhich. E) Whowhomwhosethatwhich. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Whowhomwhosethatwhich. 28. Isaiah chose loyalty over popularity. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 29. Louis will set up early for the picnic as long as you promise to bring the sandwiches.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: B) Dependent clause. 30. Which word is a subordinate conjunction? A) Since. B) But. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 31. While she ate her breakfast.This is a sentence fragment because it is missing a ..... Select all that apply A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Complete thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete thought. 32. Russia has a variety of natural resources, including oil, natural gas, timber, iron ore, copper, and lead. A) Compound-complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 33. Read the sentence:The "Muffin Man" Chef Sweet is a talented pastry artist well known in our area for his creative and tasty snacks.Which part of the sentence is the appositive phrase? A) Chef Sweet. B) Talented pastry artist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chef Sweet. 34. As cold weather approaches, you must protect your water pipes against freezing, or they can rupture and cause significant damage to your home. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 35. Adjective or Adverb Clause? The article which Ms. Walker wrote is well researched. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 36. Abigail and Ethan were watching the weather change. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to set off an introductory phrase? A) After the rain stopped, the sun came out. B) After the rain stopped the sun came out. C) The sun, came out after the rain stopped.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. D) The sun came out after the rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the rain stopped, the sun came out. 37. I feel stressed when I'm at school.Select the subordinating conjunction: A) When. B) At. C) Stressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 38. Demetrius sacrifices his free time to volunteer. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 39. Identify the LINKING VERB.I feel sick today for some reason. A) Feel. B) Sick. C) Today. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel. 40. Which of the following is not a question answered by adjectives? A) What kind?. B) To what extent?. C) Which one?. D) How many?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To what extent?. 41. Sitting by the broken plate licking crumbs A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesClauses And Phrases Quiz 1Clauses And Phrases Quiz 2Clauses And Phrases Quiz 3Adjective Clauses QuizAdverbial Clauses QuizClause Types QuizComparative Clauses QuizConditional Clauses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books