This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the dependent clause (subordinate clause) in each sentence. A) The taxi driver found the restaurant on a street. B) Where Libby thought there wasn't one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where Libby thought there wasn't one. 2. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a colon to separate an independent clause from a quotation. A) The teacher said, "Please take your seats.". B) The teacher said:Please take your seats. C) The teacher said: "Please take your seats.". D) The teacher said "Please take your seats.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said: "Please take your seats.". 3. True or False:A colon can be used to join two independent clauses if the second explains or illustrates the first. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What makes up a complex sentence? A) Independent clause + dependent clause. B) Independent clause + independent clause + dependent clause. C) Independent clause +CONJUNCTION+ independent clause. D) Independent clause + independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause + dependent clause. 5. Complete the sentence:For the camping trip, you'll need to pack the following items ..... a tent, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight. A) :. B) . C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 6. Select the Clause type for the following:After you get home from school today. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 7. Identify the compound-complex sentence from the options below. A) I went to the store, and I bought some bread. B) Although I was tired, I went to the store, and I bought some bread. C) I went to the store because I needed bread. D) I went to the store, but it was closed.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although I was tired, I went to the store, and I bought some bread. 8. That Colin Powell has agreed to speak at the university's commencement ceremony is very exciting. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 9. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to combine two independent clauses? A) She loves to read. Because she goes to the library often.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. B) She loves to read, she goes to the library often. C) She loves to read she goes to the library often. D) She loves to read; she goes to the library often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to read; she goes to the library often. 10. Is "Because I practise a lot" an independent clause? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause? A) She runs every morning. B) Because she was late. C) The sun is shining. D) He will call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she was late. 12. Complete the sentence:There are two things I need to buy ..... milk and bread. A) ;. B) . C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 13. Which of the following sentences is an independent clause? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) Running through the park. C) Because it was late. D) While the rain poured down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat slept on the mat. 14. Because we eat soup every Saturday night, we serve them with a variety of toppings, and 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. 15. Which sentence best combines these two ideas using a colon? 'He knew he was in trouble. He had forgotten his mom's birthday.' A) He knew he was in trouble, he had forgotten his mom's birthday. B) He knew he was in trouble; he had forgotten his mom's birthday. C) He knew he was in trouble:he had forgotten his mom's birthday. D) He knew he was in trouble and he had forgotten his mom's birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He knew he was in trouble:he had forgotten his mom's birthday. 16. What type of sentence is the following?Many people prefer to own dogs; however, cats make great pets, too. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 17. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:I do not like tea, ..... do I like coffee. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 18. Which word is a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUUBBIS)? A) And. B) Although. C) But. D) Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 19. Which of the following is NOT an independent clause? A) If you want to succeed. B) The dog barked loudly. C) They won the game. D) She sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you want to succeed. 20. While playing a grammar game, Benjamin asked Abigail and Harper to identify the dependent clause in the following sentences:The cat meowed loudly.After the movie ended, we went home.He ran fast.In which sentence is the dependent clause? A) A) The cat meowed loudly. B) B) After the movie ended, we went home. C) C) He ran fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) After the movie ended, we went home. 21. Select the sentence that correctly uses a colon:I have three favorite hobbies:reading, hiking, and painting. A) I have three favorite hobbies reading:hiking, and painting. B) I have three favorite hobbies:reading hiking, and painting. C) I have three favorite hobbies reading, hiking, and painting. D) I have three favorite hobbies:reading, hiking, and painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have three favorite hobbies:reading, hiking, and painting. 22. I have a motorcycle accident A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 23. What is the difference between independent and dependent clauses? A) Independent clauses can stand alone as sentences, while dependent clauses cannot. B) Dependent clauses can stand alone as sentences, while independent clauses cannot. C) Both independent and dependent clauses can stand alone as sentences. D) Independent clauses are always longer than dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clauses can stand alone as sentences, while dependent clauses cannot. 24. What is a complex-compound sentence? A) A sentence that contains only one independent clause. B) A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. C) A sentence that contains multiple dependent clauses only. D) A sentence that contains no clauses at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. 25. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:She had one thing to say ..... 'Always be kind.' A) :. B) ;. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 26. Identify the clause:under the bed A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Not a clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a clause. 27. Select the Clause type for the following:The cat is fat. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 28. Choose the best punctuation to connect these two ideas:The game was cancelled ..... the rain had turned the field into a swamp. A) . B) ;. C) , but. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 29. When the dependent clause comes after the independent clause, does it need a comma? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. Complete the sentence:There are two options for dinner ..... pasta or pizza. A) ;. B) :. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. ← 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