This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Determine whether the example is an independent or dependent Clause.Jenny walked her dog after school. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 2. Identify the following group of words as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause: "Running through the park" A) A) Phrase. B) B) Independent Clause. C) C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Phrase. 3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a colon? Choose the best option. A) She has one dream to travel the world:and visit every continent. B) She has one dream:to travel the world and visit every continent. C) She has:one dream to travel the world and visit every continent. D) She has one dream:to travel the world:and visit every continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has one dream:to travel the world and visit every continent. 4. Complete the sentence:The detective found three clues ..... a footprint, a glove, and a note. A) Including. B) Such as. C) Like. D) Such as:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Such as:. 5. You should use a colon after a complete sentence to introduce a quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Identify the type of clause:Joe jumped into the lake and swam laps. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 7. Pancho Gonzalez, who started playing tennis at the age of twelve, became one of the greatest players in tennis history. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 8. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:I wanted to go to the park, ..... it started to rain. A) But. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 9. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a colon to introduce an item or series of items. A) She wanted to buy a:new dress, shoes, and a handbag. B) She wanted to buy new dress:shoes, and a handbag. C) She wanted to buy:a new dress, shoes, and a handbag. D) She wanted to buy a new dress, shoes, and a handbag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wanted to buy:a new dress, shoes, and a handbag. 10. Complete the sentence:I finally understood why the cake was so good ..... it had a secret ingredient. A) ;. B) :. C) Because. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 11. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... Since winter is coming ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 12. Which option best completes the sentence with a colon? There are two things I need to finish today ..... my homework and laundry. A) Finish:. B) Today:. C) Things:. D) Need:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Today:. 13. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... Even if it is late ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 14. This type of clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 15. Which is the correct use of a comma with a coordinating conjunction? A) She really is a beautiful girl but nobody likes a compulsive liar. B) She really is a beautiful girl but, nobody likes a compulsive liar. C) She really is a beautiful girl, but nobody likes a compulsive liar. D) She really is a beautiful girl, but, nobody likes a compulsive liar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She really is a beautiful girl, but nobody likes a compulsive liar. 16. We eat soup every Saturday night, and we serve them with a variety of toppings since we try many different recipes. A) Phrase. B) Dependent clause. C) Independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 17. Tell if highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent.Until you finish your homework, you can not go outside. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 18. The prosthetic part replaced a limb. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 19. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?While standing in line at lunch, Barbara decided to have the pizza instead of the sloppy joe sandwich. A) Pizza. B) Lunch. C) Sloppy joe. D) Barbara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barbara. 20. Complete the sentence:The test covers many subjects ..... math, science, and history. A) ,. B) . C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 21. A colon should be used to separate two independent clauses if the second clause explains the first. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Identify the type of clause:Because the tree fell down A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 23. The doctor was worried that Charlie was putting on too much weight. Where's the clause? A) The doctor was worried. B) That Charlie was putting on too much weight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That Charlie was putting on too much weight. 24. Before the next light A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 25. The girl is happy today A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon:My favorite fruits are these apples, oranges, and bananas. A) My favorite fruits are:these apples, oranges, and bananas. B) My favorite fruits are these:apples, oranges, and bananas. C) My favorite fruits:are these apples, oranges, and bananas. D) My favorite fruits are these apples, oranges, and bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite fruits are these:apples, oranges, and bananas. 27. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence.Typewriters are a thing of the past since the computer keyboard became popular. A) Since the computer keyboard became popular. B) Typewriters are a thing of the past . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the computer keyboard became popular. 28. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?To keep in shape, Regina likes swimming laps in the indoor pool each evening. A) Swimming. B) Shape. C) Laps. D) Regina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regina. 29. A simple sentence has how many independent clauses? A) 1. B) 2. C) 1 and a dependent clause. D) 3 or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 30. Phrases are missing either a subject or a verb A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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