This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the option that correctly uses a colon in the context of time:The meeting starts at A) 10:00 AM. B) 10.00 AM. C) 10:00 AM. D) 10-00 AM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10:00 AM. 2. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to join two independent clauses? A) The concert was amazing so, we stayed until the end. B) The concert was amazing, so we stayed until the end. C) The concert, was amazing so we stayed until the end. D) The concert was amazing so we, stayed until the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concert was amazing, so we stayed until the end. 3. Identify the independent clause:Although she was tired, she finished her homework before going to bed. A) She finished her homework. B) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. C) Although she was tired. D) Before going to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finished her homework. 4. Identify the type of clause:Squirrels tried to eat their food A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 5. Which sentence correctly uses a colon? A) I need to buy groceries:eggs, milk, and bread. B) I need to buy groceries eggs, milk:and bread. C) I need to buy:groceries eggs, milk, and bread. D) I:need to buy groceries eggs, milk, and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy groceries:eggs, milk, and bread. 6. What kind of dependent clause is in red? On weekends, we can do whatever we want. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) Noun (Nominal). C) It is not a dependent clause. D) Adjective (Adjectival). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun (Nominal). 7. Louis XVI was no prince charming, but Marie got to live at Versailles palace with a personal staff of five hundred. A) A comma connecting two independent clauses. B) A comma after a dependent clause. C) Commas surrounding nonessential information. D) Commas separating items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma connecting two independent clauses. 8. Complete the sentence with the option that properly uses a signal phrase and a colon to introduce a list:For our art project, we need to bring ..... A) :paint, brushes, and a canvas. B) The following items:paint, brushes, and a canvas. C) Some items, like:paint, brushes, and a canvas. D) Paint, brushes, and a canvas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The following items:paint, brushes, and a canvas. 9. What type of sentence is the following? Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 10. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:'While the sun was setting, the children played in the park.' A) While the sun was setting. B) The children played in the park. C) While the sun was setting, the children. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children played in the park. 11. What is the solution in the compound sentence below?Marlene always feels tired, so she went to see a doctor. A) Marlene always feels tired. B) She went to see a doctor. C) Marlene wants to rest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to see a doctor. 12. Which sentence uses a colon correctly to link two independent clauses? A) She was late she missed:the bus. B) She was late, she missed the bus. C) She was late; she missed the bus. D) She was late:she missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was late:she missed the bus. 13. Which sentence shows the correct way to fix this error? "I want to visit:Paris, London, and Rome." A) I want to visit; Paris, London, and Rome. B) I want to visit Paris, London, and Rome. C) I want:to visit Paris, London, and Rome. D) I want to visit. Paris, London, and Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I want to visit Paris, London, and Rome. 14. Which sentences use a comma correctly (two independent clauses + FANBOYS)? A) I threw hot water into the air, but it turned into snow. B) I threw hot water into the air but it turned into snow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I threw hot water into the air, but it turned into snow. 15. While the others searched for a way to shore, I looked at the sky to find my direction. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 16. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... Since my mom is a painter ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 17. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... She loves fruit desserts like apple pie, peach cobbler, and blueberry crisp. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 18. Complete the sentence:She loves to read books about history ..... she finds them fascinating. A) Because. B) ;. C) And. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 19. Which of the following groups of words is an independent clause/simple sentece? A) Mike, my best friend. B) Mike got a new phone. C) Until Mike got a new phone. D) When Mike got a new phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mike got a new phone. 20. What kind of dependent clause is in red? I hate the color yellow. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) Adjective (Adjectival). C) Noun (Nominal). D) It is not a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is not a dependent clause. 21. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option:There are two things I need to buy at the store ..... milk and eggs. A) ;. B) -. C) :. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 22. Evelyn, Sophia, and Aiden were having a debate. Can you help them figure out which of the following is an independent clause?a) While Evelyn was sleeping, the phone rang.b) Sophia went to the beach.c) Since it was hot outside, Aiden stayed home. A) Sophia went to the beach. B) Aiden ate a sandwich for lunch. C) Since it was hot outside, Aiden stayed home. D) While Evelyn was sleeping, the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sophia went to the beach. 23. When we arrived early to the party. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 24. Choose the complex sentence A) The movie is playing. B) While we are singing. C) Since I can read, I read a lot of books. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since I can read, I read a lot of books. 25. What is the predicate in the sentence 'She danced gracefully'? A) She danced gracefully. B) Gracefully. C) Danced. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Danced. 26. Performs the action in a sentence-Mr. McKee talks loudly to the students. A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) Dependent Clause. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 27. True or False:A colon must be followed by a complete sentence or a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce an explanation? A) He decided:not to go the weather was too bad. B) He decided not to go the:weather was too bad. C) He decided not to go:the weather was too bad. D) He decided not to:go the weather was too bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He decided not to go:the weather was too bad. 29. In which sentence would a colon be inappropriate? A) She had a clear goal to win the science fair. B) The car needed several repairs new tires, an oil change, and a brake check. C) My mom told me to clean my room. D) Remember my grandpa's favorite saying "A stitch in time saves nine.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mom told me to clean my room. 30. What is a colon often used for in a sentence? A) To introduce a list or an explanation. B) To end a question. C) To connect two unrelated ideas. D) To show that someone owns something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To introduce a list or an explanation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndependent Clauses Quiz 1Independent Clauses Quiz 2Independent Clauses Quiz 3Independent Clauses Quiz 4Independent Clauses Quiz 5Independent Clauses Quiz 6Independent Clauses Quiz 7Independent Clauses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books