This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Terry and Mike walked over to Sandy's house, since they had no other place to go. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 2. Which clause is not like the others? A) They love to go camping. B) Unless it is raining. C) Because we'll have more mosquitoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They love to go camping. 3. What is the verb?the ugliest puppy in the litter A) Litter. B) Ugliest. C) In. D) Puppy. E) There is no verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) There is no verb. 4. Our planets revolve around the sun. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 5. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:After the game, I went to my best friend's house. A) After the game. B) I went to my best friend's house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the game. 6. BONUS Question:All simple sentences are independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Identify the dependent clause. "As long as you do not study, chemistry may be difficult." A) As long as you do not study. B) Chemistry may be difficult. C) You do not study. D) May be difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As long as you do not study. 8. A Dependent Clause is a: A) Thought that cannot stand on its own. B) Complete setence. C) Portion of the sentence that involves the verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thought that cannot stand on its own. 9. Because of the rain, there was so much traffic on the roads! A) S. B) CP. C) CX. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CX. 10. Identify the depended clause. A) Alice played the piano. B) While Mary played her flute. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While Mary played her flute. 11. Mai figured out how to fix the garbage disposal. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 12. Which sentence uses an adverbial clause to express time? A) I will call you before I leave. B) I will call you because I am leaving. C) I will call you if I leave. D) I will call you although I am leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will call you before I leave. 13. Independent or Dependent? She also made a chocolate cake. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 14. Boston became the capital of Massachusetts in 1632 when Massachusetts was still a colony.Dependent Clause connecting word:(a) A) A. when. B) Became. C) Still. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. when. 15. True or false?Dependent clauses are ALWAYS the second clause after the independent clause. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. Ms. Newmark took a swing at the baseball A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 17. Divers search for reefs where much sea life exists. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 18. An independent clause has a: A) Subject, verb, is not a sentence. B) Subject, conveys a complete thought. C) Subject and predicate. D) Subject, predicate, conveys a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject, predicate, conveys a complete thought. 19. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. We won't know if the game is cancelled until they make an announcement. A) We won't know if the game is cancelled. B) Until they make an announcement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until they make an announcement. 20. Identify the verb in the following sentence:Most syrup is from maple trees in Vermont and Canada. A) Is. B) In. C) Most. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 21. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. After my dad gets home, we will go to the game. A) After my dad gets home. B) We will go to the game. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After my dad gets home. 22. If I don't pass the test A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 23. What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence? A) It can stand alone as a complete sentence. B) It provides additional information to the main clause. C) It is the main idea of the sentence. D) It is always at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides additional information to the main clause. 24. Sit by the lake until the sun sets. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 25. Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed early. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 26. Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction:Make sure you close all the windows ..... it starts to rain. A) After. B) Until. C) Before. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 27. Once we get to school A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 28. My father is reading a book, because my mother is sleeping. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 29. Along with Tim, the two boys pleaded guilty. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 30. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'He wondered if he could finish the project on time.' A) Adjective clause. B) Independent clause. C) Noun clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun clause. 31. What does the adverbial clause 'because I was tired' modify in "I went to bed early because I was tired" ? A) I was tired. B) Went to bed early. C) I went to bed. D) Early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went to bed early. 32. Mantle's father, who worked in the lead mines, had played semi-pro ball. What is the independent clause? A) , who worked in the lead mines,. B) Had played semi-pro ball. C) Mantle's father, who worked in the lead mines. D) Mantle's father had played semi-pro ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle's father had played semi-pro ball. 33. Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?a) I went to the store.b) Because it was raining.c) She is tall and smart.d) The dog barked loudly. A) Because it was raining. B) The dog barked loudly. C) She is tall and smart. D) I went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was raining. 34. Relative pronouns like the following words-that, which, who, whom, whose, whoever, and what-begin dependent or subordinate clauses. That clause can be alone in a sentence. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause? A) It's hard to study. B) It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. C) When. D) When my mother is watching television. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When my mother is watching television. 36. I liked the cheese. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENT. 37. Many New Englanders became sailors because they lived near the sea.Dependent Clause connecting word:(a) A) A. because. B) Became. C) Lived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. because. 38. Which of the following is an example of an independent clause?a) Although it was cold outside.b) Because she studied hard.c) The cat meowed loudly.d) While I was sleeping. A) Although it was cold outside. B) Because she studied hard. C) While I was sleeping. D) The cat meowed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat meowed loudly. 39. Read the sentence below:This region is special because it has a rich heritage.Which phrase is the dependent clause? A) Because it has a rich heritage. B) This region is special. C) Special because it has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it has a rich heritage. 40. What type of clause is in RED? A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 41. Who am I?I have a subject and a predicate.I CANNOT stand alone. I need my best friend.I use subordinating conjunctions.Who am I? A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 42. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: A) We stayed inside. B) Inside. C) Because it was raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was raining. 43. Andrea was always in a lot of trouble with her teachers A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 44. It was one courageous act that brought fame to the young adult. What is the independent clause in this sentence? A) It was one courageous act that brought fame to the young adult. B) It was one courageous act. C) To the young adult. D) That brought fame to the young adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was one courageous act. 45. What type of clause is this?Jeff ran. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 46. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:'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) Although it was raining, we decided. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We decided to go for a walk. 47. Which is the subordinate conjunction:The crowd cheers wildly whenever the hockey puck is hit into the goal. A) Whenever. B) Is. C) Loudly. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever. 48. Cranes were set up all around the construction site. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 49. While I was reading my favorite book, the rain started to fall outside. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 50. She drove to Toronto. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 51. Identify the subordinating conjunction:Since Robin refused to wear his seat belt, Batman has banned him from the Batmobile. A) Batmobile. B) Since. C) Banned. D) Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 52. If you have a fine the library still might let you check out a book, and that works for me. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 53. A subordinating conjunction will be found in a ..... A) Compound sentence. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 54. Which is NOT a dependent clause? A) Because I wanted to. B) When she heard her dog. C) If the snow stops. D) Nick likes to build a wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nick likes to build a wall. 55. BONUS:An incomplete sentence is a A) Young child. B) Complete sentence. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 56. Rewrite the sentence:After waking up late, Sam missed the bus. A) Sam missed the bus, after waking up late. B) Sam missed the bus after waking up late. C) After waking up late Sam missed the bus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sam missed the bus after waking up late. 57. After John called, I was on cloud nine all day. Which part of the sentence above is a dependent clause? A) I was on cloud nine all day. B) After John called. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After John called. 58. Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always. Where does the comma belong? A) Between friend and I. B) Between you and are. C) Between loyal and to. D) This is a correctly written and punctuated complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between friend and I. 59. What part of the sentence is a Dependent clause?"People visit Yosemite, because it is so beautiful" A) People visit Yosemite. B) It is so beautiful. C) Because it is so beautiful. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is so beautiful. 60. True or False:When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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