This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People can farm more land when they use machines.The red text is an independent clause or a dependent clause? A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 2. Which is and independent clause? A) Before we know it. B) If we don't go outside. C) Although we tried. D) Nobody believes me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nobody believes me. 3. What is an example of mild symptoms of Covid-19? A) Fever, cough. B) Heart problems and trouble breathing. C) Death. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fever, cough. 4. What is this a definition of:a ..... clause does not express a complete thought, it MUST be joined by another clause in order to make a sentence proper. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 5. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence:Ethan and Grace are ready to leave as soon as the bus gets here. A) Ethan and Grace are ready to leave. B) As soon as the bus gets here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as the bus gets here. 6. Identify the independent clause in this sentence:Although he was tired, he stayed up late. A) Although he was tired. B) He stayed up late. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He stayed up late. 7. When I get home from school A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 8. Identify the sentence with the correct comma placement in a dependent clause. A) While I was cooking, the phone rang. B) While, I was cooking the phone rang. C) While I was cooking the, phone rang. D) While I was cooking the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was cooking, the phone rang. 9. Is the following sentence a dependent or independent clause? A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 10. Identify the dependent 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. 11. What is the best way to complete this sentence?Before Covid-19, ..... A) Before Covid-19, I went to school in-person. B) Before Covid-19, I go school in-person. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before Covid-19, I went to school in-person. 12. Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:The large, hairy dog splashed in the mud, needing a bath. A) Splashed. B) Hairy. C) Bath. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 13. What word should the comma be after? If you want to be healthy you should exercise A) If. B) Healthy. C) No comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Healthy. 14. Before I go to bed A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 15. Which one is an Independent clause? A) Susan is having dinner with Fred. B) After she read. C) I am going to Kansas next month. D) Until next time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am going to Kansas next month. 16. A dependent clause: A) Can stand alone as a sentence. B) Cannot stand alone as a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot stand alone as a sentence. 17. This is an independent clause:He baked a cake A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Is the following an independent or dependent clause? ..... After the movie ended ..... A) A) Independent Clause. B) B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Dependent Clause. 19. Although these colors are beautiful, I don't like the painting. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 20. Which is the subordinating conjunction?Whether he attends the party or not, I have decided to go. A) Party. B) Whether. C) Attends. D) Decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 21. The family dog chewed on the leg of the coffee table. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 22. Punctuate the dependent clause in the following sentence:'Although she tried her best she couldn't win the race.' A) Although she tried her best, she couldn't win the race. B) Although, she tried her best she couldn't win the race. C) Although she tried her best she couldn't win the race. D) Although she tried her best, she couldn't win the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although she tried her best, she couldn't win the race. 23. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:'Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.' A) It was raining. B) Go for a walk. C) Although it was raining. D) We decided to go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although it was raining. 24. Clauses have a subject AND verb and can be broken down into:1. Independent Clauses2. Dependent/Subordinate Clauses A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. They are dependent clauses because of the presence of: A) Marker word or conjunction. B) Period and subject. C) Subject and predicate. D) Subject, predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marker word or conjunction. 26. Find the independent clause:Coraline left because the other father wouldn't talk. A) Coraline left. B) The other father wouldn't talk. C) Coraline left because. D) Because the other father wouldn't talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coraline left. 27. Which clause is dependent? A) I locked the door. B) Before leaving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before leaving. 28. An independent clause contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Sometimes a sentence contains both an independent and a subordinate clause.Is the clause in red ink independent or subordinate?If you adjust the blinds, you won't be so hot. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 29. What is the conjunction in the sentence:My brother will cry if you wake him. A) If. B) Will. C) You. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 30. Walking along the beach with my best friend in the world A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 31. Independent clause, dependent clause, or phrase?the ugliest puppy in the litter A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 32. Do the words in RED form a dependent clause or independent clause?After getting soaking wet on the log flume, Charles was kicking himself because he forgot to bring a change of clothes. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 33. The coffee was brewing because it was early morning. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 34. Choose the correct punctuation for the dependent clause in the following sentence:When the sun setsa) When the sun sets.b) When the sun sets?c) When the sun sets, d) When the sun sets! A) When the sun sets,. B) When the sun sets!. C) When the sun sets. D) When the sun sets?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the sun sets,. 35. Which of the following is a compound sentence? A) The swimmers dove off the blocks, but they were called back due to a false start. B) The swimmers dove off the blocks at the sound of the whistle. C) When the swimmers dove off the blocks. D) At the sound of the whistle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The swimmers dove off the blocks, but they were called back due to a false start. 36. Which is the correct definition of independent clause: A) It can stand on its own as a complete sentence because it has a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. B) It cannot stand on its own because it does not express a complete thought, even if it does have a subject and verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can stand on its own as a complete sentence because it has a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. 37. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence:Although they do not always agree, Jake and Chris are best friends. A) Although they do not always agree. B) Jake and Chris are best friends. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although they do not always agree. 38. Choose the sentence that DOES NOT correctly uses a comma as an introductory element. A) When we were little, we used to have playdates all the time. B) If we bump into each other on the street, they're still nice to me, though. C) Mom's regular doctor wasn't on duty that night, so she got stuck with a cranky kid doctor. D) When I came out of mom's stomach, she said the whole room got very quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mom's regular doctor wasn't on duty that night, so she got stuck with a cranky kid doctor. 39. The writer, who was a controversial figure wrote pieces that many found problematic. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 40. Independent or dependent:The pony express did not last long. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 41. Which of these is a complex sentence that has the correct punctuation? A) Until she heard a noise in the attic Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts. B) Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts. C) Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until she heard, a noise in the attic. D) Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until, she heard a noise in the attic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts. 42. When you reach the end of the hallway, turn right. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 43. I will feel grateful if you will work with me on this project. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 44. Is the following clause independent or dependent?Marcus wanted to go outside A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 45. Mays played center field, which requires a powerful arm.What is the dependent clause in that sentence? A) Played center field. B) Mays played center field. C) , which requires a powerful arm. D) Requires a powerful arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , which requires a powerful arm. 46. Unless I forgot the medicine A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 47. Dependent Clause A) I will plant more trees. B) While the flowers bloom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While the flowers bloom. 48. Label the sentence as correct or incorrect punctuation:I'll give you a break, since you had practice last night. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 49. I need somebody to tell my stories to A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent Clause. 50. An independent clause is a A) A clause that doesn't have a subject/verb combination. B) A clause that cannot stand alone by itself as a sentence. C) Clause that can stand alone by itself as a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clause that can stand alone by itself as a sentence. 51. I am going to purchase a new bicycle tomorrow. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 52. Do relative pronouns start dependent clauses?Relative pronouns are as follows:(that, which, who, whom or whose) A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 53. What is the independent clause in the following sentence:"I went to the movies, though I didn't ask my mother." A) Thought I didn't. B) Though I didn't ask my mother. C) Ask my mother. D) I went to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the movies. 54. Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "After the rain stopped, the children played outside." A) After the rain stopped. B) Played outside. C) The children played outside. D) Rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children played outside. 55. A subject tells who or what the sentence is about. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Read the following sentence:Farah was listening to music while she did her homework.Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) Farah was listening to music. B) While she did her homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While she did her homework. 57. After we ate, I checked out the rest of the fair. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 58. Read the sentence, and choose the independent clause:Niko won't go to the dentist unless his dad goes with him. A) To the dentist. B) Unless his dad. C) Niko won't go to the dentist. D) Unless his dad goes with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niko won't go to the dentist. 59. Read the following sentence:If Denise comes to class late, I'll tell her the assignment.Choose which part of the sentence is the DEPENDENT clause. A) If Denise comes to class late,. B) I'll tell her the assignment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If Denise comes to class late,. 60. The traffic on the freeway was horrible. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDependent Clauses Quiz 1Dependent Clauses Quiz 2Dependent Clauses Quiz 4Dependent Clauses Quiz 5Dependent Clauses Quiz 6Dependent Clauses Quiz 7Dependent Clauses Quiz 8Dependent Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books