This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the following sentence:Though it was not her job, Abby took out the trash.Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) Though it was not her job,. B) Abby took out the trash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though it was not her job,. 2. Read the following sentence:Jose climbed the stairs after he finished his dinner.Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) Jose climbed the stairs. B) After he finished his dinner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After he finished his dinner. 3. There was a silence ..... the guests had gone. A) Before. B) Until. C) Whether. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 4. Outside the window, the owl hooted before grabbing the mouse. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional Phrase. 5. Choose the part of the sentence that is:an independent clause.Because he ran, he was able to catch the bus. A) Because he ran. B) He was able to catch the bus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was able to catch the bus. 6. When using a coordinating conjunction you should always use a comma: A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. If we travel to Hong Kong A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 8. We won the meet because we practiced hard. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 9. Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence below.The mountain, which could be seen in the distance, had snow on top of it. A) Which. B) On. C) Had. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 10. Identify the following as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause:'While the rain poured down' A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 11. Identify the clause:Whoever finishes first will win a prize. A) A) Noun Clause. B) B) Adjective Clause. C) C) Adverb Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Noun Clause. 12. What is the bracketed group of words? [This acid also attacks your stomach lining, ] which protects itself by secreting an alkali bicarbonate solution. 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. 13. ..... she is beautiful, she is not intelligent. A) As. B) Because. C) Though. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though. 14. A dependent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. I will stay with you until the sun sets. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 16. His new personal trainer, Adriana Bongiorno, thinks Charlie may be a lost cause. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 17. Beyond those trees, the house stands silently. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional Phrase. 18. Do the words in RED form a dependent clause or independent clause?Tanya did poorly on her history exam because Giselle, her classmate, insisted on gossiping during their study session instead of studying. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 19. The bad weather is the reason why I decided to drive instead of walk. A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective clause. 20. I was able to get my work checked since the bus was early today.The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is: A) Since. B) Able. C) Was. D) Today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 21. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?The unicorn's sing-along skills were no match for Xavier's ninja know-how. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 22. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?The rotten banana in Kevin's bag has soaked his physics notes with fruity ooze. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 23. A complex sentence must always have a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'The teacher explained why the answer was incorrect.' A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Noun clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun clause. 25. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'The man who helped us was very kind.' A) Independent clause. B) Noun clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective clause. 26. Subordinating Conjunctions connect: A) A Dependent Clause to an Independent Clause. B) An Independent Clause to a Dependent Clause. C) An Independent Clause to an Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Dependent Clause to an Independent Clause. 27. Select Independent or Dependent:Until the clock stops A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 28. Which is the Independent Clause?Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk. A) Although it was raining. B) We decided to go for a walk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We decided to go for a walk. 29. Little Jimmy is the best bird in the whole wide world. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 30. What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? 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