This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A compound sentence contains 2 independent clauses joined by a comma and a fanboy, otherwise known as a coordinate conjunction. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which of the following clauses can stand by itself? A) After I worked out. B) She screamed. C) Because I said so!. D) While my parents were at the store to buy a new puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She screamed. 3. Which type of dependent clause is used in the sentence:'I will call you when I arrive at the airport'? A) Adverb clause. B) Independent clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb clause. 4. Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "Because the weather was nice, we had a picnic." A) We had a picnic. B) Had a picnic. C) The weather was nice. D) Because the weather was nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had a picnic. 5. Adam smashed the spider. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 6. What type of dependent clause is used in the sentence:'The car that he bought is very expensive.' A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Independent clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective clause. 7. What type of clause is in RED? We all went to the game, and we went to the movies after. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 8. Behind the man, the dog gingerly hopped along. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional Phrase. 9. Independent or Dependent Clause:Since Parent Teacher Conferences are held the second Tuesday of each month A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 10. ..... he didn't have much money, he wasn't able to buy his father an expensive gift. A) Unless. B) Even though. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 11. Identify the dependent clause.When the president arrived, the crowd cheered. A) When the president arrived,. B) The crowd cheered. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the president arrived,. 12. Identify the following as a dependent (DC) or independent (IC) clause.I went to the park. A) Dependent clause (DC). B) Independent clause (IC). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause (IC). 13. Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "If you need help, just let me know." A) If you need help. B) Just let me know. C) Let me know. D) Need help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just let me know. 14. Identify the clause type:Robots are used in many factories. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 15. Identify the clause in green ink as either an independent or subordinate clause. My mother loves to ski, although my father hates it. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 16. Which is simply the urge to sleep at inappropriate times A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 17. Read the following sentence:Our dog will run away if the gate is left open.Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) Our dog will run away. B) If the gate is left open. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If the gate is left open. 18. Which of the following is an independent clause?a) Although it was raining, b) I went for a walk.c) Because I was tired, d) After I finished my homework. A) Because I was tired,. B) Although it was raining,. C) I went for a walk. D) After I finished my homework . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went for a walk. 19. What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence? You did great although you can always do better. A) Did. B) Although. C) Always. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 20. The girls who painted that mural live in my neighborhood. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 21. Even though I love playing tennis A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 22. Which is the dependent clause?Wherever he might go, I will follow him. A) I will follow him. B) Wherever he might go. C) I will follow him wherever he might go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wherever he might go. 23. I stayed at the booth while she went to get lunch. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 24. Is the following a dependent or independent clause?"He will trust you" A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 25. What is Covid-19? A) A symptom. B) A vaccine. C) A bacteria. D) A virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A virus. 26. We didn't go to her party because we went camping that weekend. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 27. Which of the following words often introduces a dependent clause? A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 28. Jennifer put a new washer in the bathroom faucet before leaving for the party; Mary fixed her window shields. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 29. What is the subject in the sentence: "The baker at the cupcake shop makes the best coconut cupcakes." A) The cupcake. B) The baker. C) Coconut cupcakes. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The baker. 30. This is the poem that I memorized last year. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 31. How do you create a complex sentence? A) By never adding commas to sentences. B) By linking two independent clauses. C) By linking an independent clause with a dependent clause. D) By linking two dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By linking an independent clause with a dependent clause. 32. In the sentence 'Whoever finishes first will win a prize, ' what type of dependent clause is 'Whoever finishes first'? A) Adjective clause. B) Noun clause. C) Independent clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun clause. 33. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence.The trees move wildly whenever the wind blows. A) The trees move wildly . B) Whenever the wind blows. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whenever the wind blows. 34. If I bought something, I would receive a discount. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 35. Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction: ..... I had seen that movie three times, I watched it again. A) Whereas. B) Unless. C) Although. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 36. Does this sentence need a comma?Whenever you stop to reflect on your work your neurons get stronger. A) No comma. B) Comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 37. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.a) Because it was rainingb) We stayed indoorsc) Because it wasd) It was raining A) Because it was raining. B) It was raining. C) Because it was. D) We stayed indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was raining. 38. I will definitely board a different plane to travel to The Bahamas. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 39. A Dependent Clause is A) Something that gives you definitions. B) An index. C) A word. D) Not a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not a complete thought. 40. Name the independent clause in the following sentence:"Even if I try really hard, I will never make the team." A) Even if I try really hard. B) Really. C) I will never make the team. D) Never make the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will never make the team. 41. Since his feelings were hurt A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 42. Mariela came over. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 43. Identify the dependent clause.When Walton returns to the room where Frankenstein's body lies, he is startled to see the monster weeping over Victor. A) He is startled to see the monster weeping over Victor. B) When Walton returns to the room where Frankenstein's body lies,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When Walton returns to the room where Frankenstein's body lies,. 44. Select the phrase A) Danced in the heavy rain. B) After the heavy rain stopped. C) Raindrops fell heavily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danced in the heavy rain. 45. What type of clause is in RED? When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 46. Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.Monday is the worst day of the week A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 47. How should this sentence be punctuated?Mia figured out how to fix the garbage disposal while Jennifer put a new washer in the bathroom faucet. A) No further punctuation. B) A comma should go between disposal and while. C) A comma should go between while and Jennifer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No further punctuation. 48. I got a good grade, because I studied for my vocabulary test. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 49. What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?Although she was sick, my sister still went to school. A) Went. B) Still. C) Was. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 50. What is the predicate?Joe is sad about the cute girl. A) Joe. B) Is. C) Sad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 51. What is the predicate?The haircut took only 15 minutes. A) Haircut. B) Took. C) Minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 52. And, or, but-these words are A) Independent marker words. B) Dependent marker words. C) Coordinating conjunctions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coordinating conjunctions. 53. We had a great time after the weather cleared. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 54. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence.The taxi driver found the restaurant on a street where Libby thought there wasn't one. A) The taxi driver found the restaurant on a street . B) Where Libby thought there wasn't one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where Libby thought there wasn't one. 55. When a dependent clause and an independent clause are connected together there is a certain format that needs to occur. When a Dependent Clause is followed by an Independent Clause there should or should not be a comma placed between the two? A) Should. B) Should not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 56. Which is the subordinating conjunction?While the car is being fixed, we will need to take the bus. A) Fixed. B) Being. C) While. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 57. As soon as the helicopter took offWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) Helicopter. B) Off. C) Took. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as. 58. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?Abbey, the only one who ever truly understood the significance of gummi bears. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 59. William is a new driver who is taking lesson. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 60. Independent or Dependent? I'll wear my favorite bowling shoes. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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