This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:'I will call you when I arrive at the airport.' A) I will call you. B) When I arrive at the airport. C) I arrive at the airport. D) Call you when I arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I arrive at the airport. 2. Another word for an independent clause is a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. After eating lunch A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 4. "I tried to score a 95 on the physics exam, I narrowly missed it by 4 points."What change, if any, needs to be made in this sentence? A) No change. B) I tried to score a 95 on the physics exam, but I narrowly missed it by 4 points. C) I tried to score a 95 on the physics exam? I narrowly missed it by 4 points. D) I tried to score a 95 on the physics exam, so I narrowly missed it by 4 points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I tried to score a 95 on the physics exam, but I narrowly missed it by 4 points. 5. ..... she had an early meeting the following day, she set her alarm. A) But. B) As. C) Because. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 6. Mantle played well although he was often in pain. What is the dependent clause? A) Although he was often in pain. B) Often in pain. C) Mantle played well. D) Mantle played well although he was often in pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although he was often in pain. 7. Which of the following is an independent clause?a) Because I was late for the meeting, b) I apologized.c) While I was cooking, d) Since it was raining. A) I apologized. B) While I was cooking,. C) Because I was late for the meeting,. D) Since it was raining . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I apologized. 8. My favorite food is pizza. A) S. B) CP. C) CX. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. 9. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. When we got to the ballpark, the teams were already on the field. A) When we got to the ballpark. B) The teams were already on the field. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When we got to the ballpark. 10. We were happy ..... we received the first prize. A) Before. B) If. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 11. She shared some of the food that she had bought. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 12. Name the independent clause in the following sentence:"I like Kim, who sits next to me in class." A) Who. B) Next to me in class. C) I like Kim. D) Who sits next to me in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like Kim. 13. How do you identify clauses in complex sentences? A) By looking for punctuation marks in each part of the sentence. B) By counting the number of words in each part of the sentence. C) By looking for a subject and a verb in each part of the sentence. D) By identifying the main idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By looking for a subject and a verb in each part of the sentence. 14. Read the following sentence and identify the DEPENDENT/SUBORDINATE CLAUSE only.Even though I am thirteen, my parents will not let me see violent movies. A) My parents will not let me see violent movies. B) Not let me see,. C) My parents will,. D) Even though I am thirteen,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though I am thirteen,. 15. "I wore a sweater to school today." is an example of an ..... A) Independent clause. B) Coordinating conjunctions. C) Comma splice. D) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 16. Is the blue clause independent or dependent?I will finish my homework after the movie is over. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 17. Please take out the garbage before you leave. A) Please take out the garbage. B) Before you leave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Please take out the garbage. 18. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?Bubble baths are dangerous. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 19. This type of clause has a complete noun, complete predicate, and can stand alone as a sentence. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 20. Sam will go to the park on thursday. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 21. James and Eve rode their bicycles after they ate lunch. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 22. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?Big Bob and Minute Matilda share a dumpy domicile near the Mall of America and regularly shop for clothes and furniture at Macy's and Ikea. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 23. "Before the bank opens in the morning." A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Run on sentence. D) Subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 24. Also, changes in work schedules can cause jet lag A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 25. I guess I am still holding on. A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent Clause. 26. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:I want to eat pizza, but I am on a diet.a) I want to eat pizzab) But I am on a dietc) I want to eatd) I am on a diet A) I am on a diet. B) I want to eat pizza. C) But I am on a diet. D) I want to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I want to eat pizza. 27. If I had been paying attention I would have noticed the deadly Cobra hissing at me. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. The newspaper will tell us tomorrow what the world does today A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 29. Independent or Dependent? She loves fruit desserts like apple pie, peach cobbler, and blueberry crisp. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 30. Independent or Dependent? Although she made brownies for our class. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDependent Clauses Quiz 1Dependent Clauses Quiz 2Dependent Clauses Quiz 3Dependent Clauses Quiz 4Dependent Clauses Quiz 5Dependent Clauses Quiz 6Dependent Clauses Quiz 7Dependent Clauses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books