This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'He wondered if he could finish the project on time.' A) Adverb clause. B) Independent clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun clause. 4. 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) Early. D) I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went to bed early. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause? A) When my mother is watching television. B) When. C) It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. D) It's hard to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When my mother is watching television. 9. I liked the cheese. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENT. 10. 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. 11. 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) While I was sleeping. B) The cat meowed loudly. C) Although it was cold outside. D) Because she studied hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat meowed loudly. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. It was one courageous act that brought fame to the young adult. What is the independent clause in this sentence? A) To the young adult. B) It was one courageous act that brought fame to the young adult. C) That brought fame to the young adult. D) It was one courageous act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was one courageous act. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. Which is the subordinate conjunction:The crowd cheers wildly whenever the hockey puck is hit into the goal. A) Is. B) Whenever. C) Loudly. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whenever. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. Identify the subordinating conjunction:Since Robin refused to wear his seat belt, Batman has banned him from the Batmobile. A) Banned. B) Since. C) Batmobile. D) Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 25. 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. 26. A subordinating conjunction will be found in a ..... A) Simple sentence. B) Independent clause. C) Compound sentence. D) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent clause. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDependent Clauses Quiz 1Dependent Clauses Quiz 2Dependent Clauses Quiz 3Dependent Clauses Quiz 4Dependent Clauses Quiz 5Dependent Clauses Quiz 6Dependent Clauses Quiz 7Dependent Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books