This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?As Antoine stifles a supersonic sneeze in the nick of time. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 2. When we went to the zoo, we saw a lion and a huge bear. A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb clause. 3. The car, which was parked in the sun, became extremely hot. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 4. Identify the clause type:I just can't decide. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 5. He's already eating dinner ..... it's only five o'clock A) Because. B) But. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 6. Jim read a novel; he really enjoyed the book. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 7. Where does the comma belong in the following sentence.Before Auggie started at Beecher Prep he received a tour of the school. A) Between Auggie and started. B) Between started and at. C) Between Prep and he. D) Between tour and of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between Prep and he. 8. Label the sentence as correct or incorrect punctuation:My teacher as we all know is really into grammar. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 9. This type of clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and begins with a subordinating conjunction. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 10. "Jean is our new mail carrier." A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Run on sentence. D) Subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 11. Unless I receive an RSVP from you by October 21st A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 12. Independent or Dependent Clause:Mr. McKinney and Mr. Swope often evaluate student test scores and annual growth A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 13. An independent clause has ..... A) A period. B) A subject and a verb. C) Just a verb. D) Only a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A subject and a verb. 14. Independent or dependent:When they carried the mail. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 15. Which of the following clause combinations is incorrect? A) He planned to overindulge, so he wore his stretchy pants. B) Since he planned to overindulge, he wore his stretchy pants. C) Because he planned to overindulge he wore his stretchy pants. D) He wore his stretchy pants, because he planned to overindulge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he planned to overindulge he wore his stretchy pants. 16. What is the subordinating conjunction? We went to Danube because we ran out of eggs. A) Eggs. B) We. C) Because. D) Danube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 17. How does Covid-19 spread? A) The virus makes a copy of itself independently. B) When people eat meat, the virus infect the people. C) The virus infects a cell and uses it to make more copies of the virus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The virus infects a cell and uses it to make more copies of the virus. 18. Independent or dependent:The pony express riders would often ride throughout the night. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 19. What type of clause is this?Because I had so much homework to do last night. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 20. Dependent clauses have a subject and a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. After we go to the movies A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 22. Before I had finished the assignment, the bell rang. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENT. 23. Who ate handfuls of bran flakes with his bare hands. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 24. Identify the following:'After the rain stopped' A) Independent Clause. B) Phrase. C) Dependent Clause. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 25. After the movie ended abruptly A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 26. Everyone in this room can explain the difference between clauses and phrases A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent Clause. 27. Identify the clause type:Although my brother is a talented musician. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 28. Identify the clause in green ink as either an independent or subordinate clause.Unless it stops snowing, you have to stay home. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 29. Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:If you need more time, I can give you more time. A) If. B) Time. C) I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 30. When I was five, I started kindergarten A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Both a dependent and an independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a dependent and an independent clause. 31. Read the sentence below:When people go there, they often eat tasty food.Which phrase is the dependent clause? A) When people go there. B) They often eat tasty food. C) Often eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When people go there. 32. When Jeremy called last night, I was not at home. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 33. Independent or Dependent Clause:Whenever Mrs. Palombo shops on the Amazon website A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 34. Which relative pronoun belongs in the blank?The lady carried a stick ..... was long and pointy. A) That. B) Who. C) Whose. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 35. Fill in the blank:Jim studied in the media center ..... he has an exam next block. A) Are. B) Because. C) So. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 36. Subordinating Conjunctions and Independent and Dependent Clauses A) A sentence that can stand alone and make sense. B) A sentence that cannot stand alone and needs more information. C) A sentence that has a subject but no verb. D) A sentence that has a verb but no subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence that can stand alone and make sense. 37. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: "She will succeed if she works hard." A) If she works hard. B) She works hard. C) She will succeed. D) Will succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she works hard. 38. While I believe in him. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 39. In the sentence 'If you study hard, you will pass the exam, ' what is the role of the clause 'If you study hard'? A) Coordinating clause. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) Main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 40. Choose the dependent clause in the sentence: "I will call you when I arrive." A) I will call you. B) When I arrive. C) I will. D) Call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I arrive. 41. We had fun at the water park until it started to rain. A) Two dependent clauses. B) An independent clause plus a dependent clause. C) Two independent clauses. D) An independent clause only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An independent clause plus a dependent clause. 42. Which is the correct definition of dependent 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: B) It cannot stand on its own because it does not express a complete thought, even if it does have a subject and verb. 43. Which is the subordinating conjunction?Since you've taken your test in biology, you probably don't feel like studying for tomorrow's test in math. A) Math. B) Probably. C) Since. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 44. Determine the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'I will call you when I arrive.' A) Noun clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb clause. 45. Independent clause, dependent clause, or phrase?when she sliced the cake A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 46. Identify the clause type:When you make up your mind. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Relative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 47. Identify the noun clause in this sentence:That she passed the exam surprised her friends. A) That she passed the exam. B) Surprised her friends. C) She passed the exam. D) Passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she passed the exam. 48. An independent 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: A) True. 49. This book, which I read in a single evening, is hilarious. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENT. 50. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation. A) Because she was tired she went to bed early. B) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. C) Because, she was tired she went to bed early. D) Because she was tired; she went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. 51. After I fell asleep A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 52. What kind of clause is this?because it looked like it might snow A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 53. Which part is an independent clause?As the lights dim, I will say good-bye. A) As the lights dim. B) I will say good-bye. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will say good-bye. 54. I spoke before I thought. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPENDENT. 55. Because I work out a lot, I have more energy. A) Complete idea (independent clause). B) Incomplete idea (dependent clause). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incomplete idea (dependent clause). 56. Tell if highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent.You are going to study for you test while I cook dinner. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 57. Select Independent or Dependent:If you want my opinion A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 58. I can't figure out why she said that. A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun clause. 59. In the sentence "The professor who lives nearby is very helpful", what does the clause "who lives nearby" modify? A) Is very helpful. B) Nearby. C) Lives nearby. D) Professor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Professor. 60. Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate.Stay with us if you want to. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDependent Clauses Quiz 1Dependent Clauses Quiz 2Dependent Clauses Quiz 3Dependent Clauses Quiz 4Dependent Clauses Quiz 5Dependent Clauses Quiz 7Dependent Clauses Quiz 8Dependent Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books