This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can a subordinate clause stand alone? (Hint:the child) A) Yes, it is a complete thought. B) No, it requires a independent clause to complete the thought. C) Neither a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it requires a independent clause to complete the thought. 2. Another word for a dependent clause is a subordinate clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Although Tom reads novels, Jack reads comics. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 4. A complex sentence includes ..... A) Two independent clauses. B) An independent and a dependent clause. C) Two dependent clauses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An independent and a dependent clause. 5. Determine the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'She asked whether we were ready to leave.' A) Adverb clause. B) Independent clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun clause. 6. Is the following a dependent or independent clause?"Since my cousin is not from around here" A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 7. Even though gravel is a stone materialWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) Even though. B) Stone. C) Gravel. D) Material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 8. Hart sports has gotten much better than Shelby sports, because their coaches and athletes are better. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 9. Name the dependent clause in the following sentence:"Whenever I wear these shoes, I get a blister." A) A bister. B) I get a blister. C) Whenever I wear these shoes. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever I wear these shoes. 10. It just makes my day A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 11. "We went home we were tired." A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Run on sentence. D) Subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run on sentence. 12. Although you already had six cups of coffee, you decided to buy more coffee anyway A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 13. Portland, making national news on a nightly basis. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 14. Tell if highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent.Until you finish your homework, you cannot go outside. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 15. Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence belowA large collection of gold and silver, which is known as the Staffordshire Hoard, was discovered in 2009. A) And. B) Which. C) Was. D) Known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 16. What is the bracketed group of words? [Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve stainless steel.] A) Not a clause. B) Independent/Main Clause. C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent/Main Clause. 17. Jet lag affects most long-distance travelers A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 18. Independent clause, dependent clause, or phrase? the orange cat ran quickly A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 19. Choose the correct punctuation for the independent clause in the following sentence:I love to read booksa) I love to read books.b) I love to read books?c) I love to read books, d) I love to read books! A) I love to read books!. B) I love to read books. C) I love to read books,. D) I love to read books?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love to read books. 20. In which sentence is the comma correctly used with a dependent clause? A) Before the sun sets, we should reach home. B) Before the sun sets we, should reach home. C) Before, the sun sets we should reach home. D) Before the sun sets we should reach home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the sun sets, we should reach home. 21. While you were playing piano yesterday A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 22. I got in free because I am a student. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 23. True or false?We can find conjunctions like 'although, since, because, unless, while' in independent clauses. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 24. Which sentence is an independent clause? A) Whenever you finish. B) Jill likes to go to the beach. C) Before you eat breakfast. D) If you read The Outsiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jill likes to go to the beach. 25. Covid-19, which forced many schools to move to online learning, is still wreaking havoc in cities across the country. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 26. Which of the following are dependent clauses? A) While you were outside. B) If you don't study. C) When you get to the goal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. What is the subordinating conjunction? When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower. A) Eiffel. B) Visited. C) When. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 28. Because her best friend Giselle insisted on gossiping during their study session the night before. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 29. Independent or Dependent? Even though chocolate is her favorite. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 30. Before going to sleep A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 31. Independent or Dependent Clause:My fantasy football team dominates every year A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 32. What is the subordinating conjunction? Since it is the weekend, I will sleep until noon. A) Sleep. B) Until. C) Weekend. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 33. Joseph and Sherry really enjoy reading humorous fiction A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 34. Identify whether the clause in blue below is dependent or independent.Because she is holding the microphone so close to her face, each moment of contact sounds like a heavy blow. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 35. Which of the following is a simple sentence? A) Warren ate salad, but Helen ate spaghetti. B) Helen ate spaghetti for dinner. C) After a long walk around the block. D) Into the unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helen ate spaghetti for dinner. 36. Identify the following as either a dependent (DC) or independent (IC) clause.When Jim and Ayman eat lunch together in the breakroom. A) Dependent (DC). B) Independent (IC). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent (DC). 37. I plan to travel to England on Friday. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 38. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct comma usage with a dependent clause. A) As soon, as the rain stops we will go outside. B) As soon as the rain stops we will go outside. C) As soon as the rain stops we, will go outside. D) As soon as the rain stops, we will go outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as the rain stops, we will go outside. 39. While I was playing with my dog, it started to rain. A) S. B) CP. C) CX. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CX. 40. Our dog will run away if the gate is left open. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 41. While I was screaming A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 42. ..... I wasn't hungry, I ate two sandwiches and a cereal bar. A) Although. B) Bewcause. C) While. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 43. Which type of dependent clause is in the sentence:'I don't know what she wants for her birthday'? A) Noun clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun clause. 44. Rewrite the sentence:I will set the table while you cook dinner. A) While you cook dinner, I will set the table. B) While you cook dinner I will set the table. C) I will set the table, while you cook dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While you cook dinner, I will set the table. 45. Choose the correct punctuation for the dependent clause in the following sentence:'When the sun sets we will go for a walk.' A) When the sun sets, we will go for a walk. B) When the sun sets we will go for a walk C) When the sun sets, we will go for a walk. A) When the sun sets; we will go for a walk. B) When the sun sets we will, go for a walk. C) When the sun sets we, will go for a walk. D) A) When the sun sets, we will go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) When the sun sets, we will go for a walk. 46. Identify the clause type:Who found Hal's wallet. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative. 47. What is the best way to complete this sentence?Because of Covid-19, ..... A) Because of Covid-19, I wear masks outside now. B) Because of Covid-19, masks outside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of Covid-19, I wear masks outside now. 48. Can a complex sentence have more than one dependent clause? A) Sometimes. B) Depends on the language. C) No. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes. 49. Because she pulled it too tightly A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 50. Read the sentence, and choose where a comma should go:Since Mara stopped playing piano the house has been a lot quieter. A) After the word "piano". B) After the word "Mara". C) After the word "house". D) The sentence does not need a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the word "piano". 51. What kind of clause is the subordinating conjunction in? A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Coordinating clause. D) Conjunction clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 52. Which is a marker word or signal word? A) If. B) You. C) Jumped. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 53. I went to the store. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 54. Identify the following as either dependent (DC) or independent (IC) clause.If the dress is on sale. A) Dependent (DC). B) Independent (IC). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent (DC). 55. Match the following term with its definition:DEPENDENT CLAUSE A) AAAWWUBBIS; makes a clause dependent. B) FANBOYS; joins clauses or single words. C) Complete sentence (can stand alone). D) Fragment (cannot stand alone). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment (cannot stand alone). 56. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:'I will go to the park if it stops raining.' A) If it stops. B) To the park if it stops raining. C) I will go to the park. D) If it stops raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If it stops raining. 57. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause? Because they love to read, Sam and Brooke went to the library. A) Because they love to read. B) Sam and Brooke went to the library. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they love to read. 58. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:'When the dog barks.' A) The dog barks. B) When barks the dog. C) Barks the dog. D) The dog when barks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barks. 59. What is a comma splice? A) A grammar when two dependent clauses are joined by a period. B) A grammar error when two independent clauses are joined by a comma. C) A grammar when two dependent clauses are joined by a semi colon. D) A grammar when two dependent clauses are joined by a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A grammar error when two independent clauses are joined by a comma. 60. Unless you have a great time doing homeworkWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) Unless. B) Great. 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