This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... You're my best friend ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 2. Use commas to separate ..... clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions:and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. A) Relative (Adjective). B) Dependent (Subordinate). C) Independent (Main). D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent (Main). 3. Before our Halloween party on Friday A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 4. Choose the sentence where a colon is used correctly. A) I need these items from the store:milk, bread, and eggs. B) I need these:items from the store milk, bread, and eggs. C) I need:these items from the store milk, bread, and eggs. D) I need these items from the store milk, bread, and eggs:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need these items from the store:milk, bread, and eggs. 5. Which sentence uses a colon correctly to separate two independent clauses? A) I was nervous:I had never performed on stage before. B) I was nervous; I had never performed on stage before. C) I was nervous, I had never performed on stage before. D) I was nervous:and I had never performed on stage before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was nervous:I had never performed on stage before. 6. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:You can play outside, ..... you can stay inside and read. A) Or. B) So. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 7. What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions? A) MINTS. B) COMMA. C) FANGIRLS. D) FANBOYS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FANBOYS. 8. This tells you what or who the sentence is about A) Verb. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 9. Select the sentence that uses a colon correctly to introduce an appositive. A) My best friend:Sarah is visiting. B) My best friend:Sarah, is visiting. C) My best friend, Sarah:is visiting. D) My best friend Sarah:is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend:Sarah is visiting. 10. When do you use a semicolon between items in a list or series? A) Only if any of the items in the list contain commas. B) Anytime there is a list. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only if any of the items in the list contain commas. 11. Is "I had a huge breakfast before I went to school" an independent clause? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:I wanted to eat ice cream, but I was on a diet. A) But. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 13. What kind of clause is the following? "cheetahs are the fastest animals" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 14. Which option shows the best use of a colon to separate two independent clauses? A) She loves music, she plays the piano beautifully. B) She loves music:she plays the piano beautifully. C) She loves music:because she plays the piano beautifully. D) She loves music; she plays the piano beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves music:she plays the piano beautifully. 15. True or False:A colon can connect two complete sentences, but only if the second sentence explains or expands on the first one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Complete the sentence:Sarah has three main hobbies ..... reading, swimming, and painting. A) ;. B) . C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 17. Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.Following the field trip A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 18. Which sentence has a comma placed correctly between independent clauses? A) Do you like, pretzels or do you prefer chips?. B) Do you like pretzels or, do you prefer chips?. C) Do you like pretzels, or do you prefer chips?. D) Do you like pretzels or do you, prefer chips?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you like pretzels, or do you prefer chips?. 19. A semicolon connects ..... A) Two independent clauses that are closely related ideas. B) Two dependent clauses that are closely related ideas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two independent clauses that are closely related ideas. 20. True or False:A colon should always be placed after a complete sentence, not a fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Words such as while, although, and after typically begin which type of clause? A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 22. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:He didn't study, ..... he failed the test. A) So. B) And. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 23. Connect the sentences using and, but, or orThere are anchovies on the pizza. I am still going to eat it. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 24. When the time changes this week A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 25. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:She studied hard, ..... she passed the exam. A) And. B) But. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 26. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a colon to introduce an explanation? A) She didn't go to the party she:was feeling sick. B) She didn't go:to the party she was feeling sick. C) She didn't:go to the party she was feeling sick. D) She didn't go to the party:she was feeling sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She didn't go to the party:she was feeling sick. 27. Give an example of a complex sentence. A) It was raining. B) We walked in the park. C) We went for a walk. D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 28. Complete the sentence:To make the cake, you will need the following ingredients ..... flour, sugar, and eggs. A) Including. B) Including:. C) Like. D) Such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Including:. 29. True or False:The first word after a colon should be capitalized only if it begins a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate two independent clauses? A) She loves to read, and she visits the library often. B) She loves to read and, she visits the library often. C) She loves to read and she visits, the library often. D) She loves, to read and she visits the library often. 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