This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the coordinating conjunctions? A) For, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. B) Because, since, although, when, while, and even though. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. 2. What is the subject?the orange cat ran quickly A) Orange. B) There is no subject. C) Quickly. D) Cat. E) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cat. 3. As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree.The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is: A) Down. B) As. C) From. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 4. Choose the sentence with a dependent clause: A) She is a teacher. B) I enjoy reading books. C) After the movie ended, we went home. D) The sky is blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the movie ended, we went home. 5. True or false?We connect clauses with conjunctions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. In the sentence 'Whenever I see her, I feel happy, ' what type of dependent clause is 'Whenever I see her'? A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Independent clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb clause. 7. Which clause is independent?John worked until noon. A) John worked. B) Until noon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John worked. 8. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence.You must park on the street if the broken gate doesn't open automatically. A) You must park on the street . B) If the broken gate doesn't open automatically. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If the broken gate doesn't open automatically. 9. What word should the comma be after? Don't feed the animals because they might bite you. A) Animals. B) Because. C) No comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma. 10. Identify the clause:Michelle screamed when she saw the spider that dangled from the one clean bathroom towel. A) Noun clause. B) Relative clause. C) Adverbial clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative clause. 11. Which of the following is a dependent clause? A) I will go to the store B) When the sun sets C) The cat sat on the mat A) I will go to the store. B) The sun is shining. C) B) When the sun sets. D) The cat sat on the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) When the sun sets. 12. Is this a clause or a phrase?"In the morning ..... " A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 13. Because Amy left the iron on. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 14. Select Independent or Dependent:He told you not to do that A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 15. Punctuate the dependent clause in the following sentence:'Because she was tired she went to bed.' A) Because she was tired. She went to bed. B) Because she was tired; she went to bed. C) Because she was tired she went to bed. D) Because she was tired, she went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she was tired, she went to bed. 16. I eat my lunch in the shade. A) This is an independent clause. B) This is a dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is an independent clause. 17. While she sleeps at my feet. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 18. Dragging the bag of trash down the street A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 19. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?After the cheese incident ruined the 2007 prom. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 20. While the man fell off the buildingWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) While. B) Man. C) Building. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 21. Identify the following as either a dependent (DC) or independent (IC) clause.Sandra and Lara have been good friends since first grade. A) Dependent (DC). B) Independent (IC). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent (IC). 22. Select the dependent clause:'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.' A) A) Although it was raining. B) B) We went for a walk. C) C) It was raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Although it was raining. 23. Dependent clauses can start with a relative pronoun or a subordinate conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which is the subordinating conjunction?If you don't fix the car, it will continue to leak oil. A) Car. B) It. C) The. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 25. John and Peter had already put out the fire, when the fireman arrived at the dorm. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 26. Find the subordinating conjunction:Coraline walks until the forest disappears. A) Until. B) The. C) Walks. D) Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 27. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a common as an introductory element. A) Can you at least meet Mr. Tushman before you make up your mind?. B) Hi Mr. Tushman. I see you're running a little BEHIND today!. C) "He's the principal of my new school, " I answered. D) When we took the tour, do you know what they had in their science lab?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When we took the tour, do you know what they had in their science lab?. 28. He was out of luck A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 29. Whenever the planes fly overhead. What is the subordinate conjunction? A) Planes. B) Fly. C) Whenever. D) Overhead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever. 30. What is the verb?when she sliced the cake A) When. B) Sliced. C) She. D) There is no verb. E) Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sliced. 31. Construction, thankfully, is almost finished, as the noise is driving me crazy. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 32. Which sentence shows the correct use of a comma with a dependent clause? A) If it gets cold we will turn on the heater. B) If it gets cold we, will turn on the heater. C) If, it gets cold we will turn on the heater. D) If it gets cold, we will turn on the heater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If it gets cold, we will turn on the heater. 33. Identify the clause:Until I see significant progress, you will be on restriction. A) Independent (main). B) Dependent (subordinate). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent (subordinate). 34. Please fold these clothes before they become wrinkled. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 35. A(n) ..... clause can't stand on its own as a sentence. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 36. Jennifer liked William's friend, and she also liked his cousin. A) Compound. B) Complexcomplex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 37. What type of dependent clause is in the sentence:'She was upset because she lost her wallet'? A) Adverb clause. B) Noun clause. C) Independent clause. D) Adjective clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb clause. 38. What kind of clause is this?since you've taken your test in biology A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 39. Since we are working so hard, I will bring you hot cocoa someday. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 40. When Mom got back, I told her about the visitors. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 41. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:After I finish my homework, I will go to the park.a) After I finish my homeworkb) I will go to the parkc) After I finishd) My homework A) After I finish. B) After I finish my homework. C) I will go to the park. D) My homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After I finish my homework. 42. Read the following sentence:We played on the beach until the sun set. Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) We played on the beach. B) Until the sun set. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until the sun set. 43. Which is the Independent Clause?You should take your car in for a service because it's starting to make weird noises. A) Because it's starting to make weird noises. B) You should take your car in for a service. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should take your car in for a service. 44. We use what to connect 2 SEPARATE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES together? A) Subordinating Conjunction. B) Coordinating Conjunction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating Conjunction. 45. It is hot today; please water the garden. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 46. Which word often introduces a dependent clause? A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 47. Please listen to my side of the story A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Both a dependent and an independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 48. She went home early ..... she had an important meeting the following day. A) Since. B) But. C) Because. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 49. What type of clause is this?While she answered the question. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 50. Find the dependent clause:Coraline walks until the forest disappears. A) The forest disappears. B) Until. C) Coraline walks. D) Until the forest disappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until the forest disappears. 51. As the sun set, the sky turned shades of orange and pink. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 52. The artist, whom I once met, used only water colors. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 53. Also, consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, and therefore-these are A) Coordinating conjunctions. B) Dependent clause marker words. C) Independent clause marker words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent clause marker words. 54. Is the following clause independent or dependent?You read these clauses carefully A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 55. Choose the correct punctuation for the independent clause in the following sentence:They went to the beacha) They went to the beach.b) They went to the beach?c) They went to the beach, d) They went to the beach! A) They went to the beach?. B) They went to the beach!. C) They went to the beach,. D) They went to the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They went to the beach. 56. Identify the clause type:Here is a picture of my cousin. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 57. We like to put up decorations A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Both a dependent and an independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 58. Identify the clause:The movie, which was a thriller, kept us on the edge of our seats. A) A) Noun Clause. B) B) Adjective Clause. C) C) Adverb Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Adjective Clause. 59. What is the definition of a complex sentence? A) A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. B) A complex sentence is a sentence that contains two independent clauses. C) A complex sentence is a sentence that contains only dependent clauses. D) A complex sentence is a sentence that contains no clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. 60. The mosquito bit me on the elbow. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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