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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences contains an independent clause? A) While he was reading. B) Because the weather was nice. C) If you want to succeed. D) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Determine the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'She asked whether we were ready to leave.' A) Noun clause. B) Independent clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun clause. 7. 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. 8. Even though gravel is a stone materialWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) Stone. B) Material. C) Even though. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though. 9. 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. 10. Name the dependent clause in the following sentence:"Whenever I wear these shoes, I get a blister." A) I get a blister. B) Whenever I wear these shoes. C) Whenever. D) A bister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whenever I wear these shoes. 11. 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. 12. "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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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: C) I love to read books. 21. 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: C) Before the sun sets, we should reach home. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Which sentence is an independent clause? A) Whenever you finish. B) If you read The Outsiders. C) Jill likes to go to the beach. D) Before you eat breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jill likes to go to the beach. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Independent or Dependent? Even though chocolate is her favorite. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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