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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Respected the teacher. A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 2. A(n) ..... modifies (or describes) verbs. A) Plural noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 3. 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. 4. Which one is a dependent clause? A) My mom is a nice person. B) Why he missed the train. C) Emily hates cats. D) Jessica likes to play outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why he missed the train. 5. A group of words with a subject and predicate that begins with a subordinate conjunction; CANNOT stand alone as a sentence. A) Phrase. B) Compound sentence. C) Independent clause. D) Dependent (subordinate) clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent (subordinate) clause. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. What word is being modified?The annoyed proprietor yelled at the unpleasant customer. A) At. B) Proprietor. C) Yelled. D) Unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proprietor. 9. Which word is being modified?The new student, taking a tour of the school, is here from Florida. A) Florida. B) Tour. C) Student. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Student. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Select all of the following that are subordinating conjunctions: A) Still. B) Since. C) Such. D) So. E) Sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 13. Identify the LINKING VERB.They are my cousins from Atlanta. A) My. B) From. C) They. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 14. Which of the following sentences punctuates the restrictive element correctly? A) The man who pulled a rabbit out of a hat is an amazing performer. B) The man, who pulled a rabbit out of a hat, is an amazing performer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man who pulled a rabbit out of a hat is an amazing performer. 15. 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. 16. To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange, revise, and ..... the sentence by moving the words. A) Recycle. B) Review. C) Rewrite. D) Reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rewrite. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. As Tucker sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Clause or Phrase?I went to the park A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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