This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Clause Complex – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clause Complex Quiz 1 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the main clause in this sentence.Clutching his stomach, he collapsed on the ground. A) Clutching his stomach,. B) He collapsed on the ground. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He collapsed on the ground. 2. What type of clause is the following:"Mum has obviously realized that if I went to the festival I would soon find out how totally dependent on her I am" A) Clause simplex. B) Parataxis. C) Hypotaxis. D) A combination of parataxis and hypotaxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypotaxis. 3. What is the correct way to fix this sentence:Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing she thinks Mrs. C is amazing. A) Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing. she thinks Mrs. C is amazing. B) It is correct. C) Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing, and she thinks Mrs. C is amazing. D) Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing she thinks Mrs. C is amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing, and she thinks Mrs. C is amazing. 4. When using notation symbols, a projected locution is marked with: A) Double square brackets [[ ]]. B) Single quotes ('). C) Double quotes (" ). D) Square brackets [ ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double quotes (" ). 5. Which of the following sentences contains a "quote" ? A) He said he liked the place. B) He asked if they would stay longer. C) He said: "I will never give up.". D) She told us to go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said: "I will never give up.". 6. This analysis is correct:+$\beta$ (2i) When you have decided, $\alpha$ (2ii) please give me a call. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. In the following, which clause is the beta clause?I can't stand the noise, and even though I have a noise-canceling earphones, the music is still annoying. A) I can't stand the noise. B) And even though I have a noise-canceling earphones. C) The music is still annoying. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And even though I have a noise-canceling earphones. 8. What are the two main types of relationships that link clauses in a caluse complex? A) Parataxis and Quoting. B) Hypotaxis and Report. C) Taxis and logical-semantic relationships. D) Projection and Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taxis and logical-semantic relationships. 9. Which clause is a parataxis with the logico-semantic of locution? A) John told me to get off the roof. B) I spelled my name incorrectly and got yelled at. C) I wondered, "Perhaps it's not really a good idea.". D) "I wish you would come, " I whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I wish you would come, " I whispered. 10. Which clause is a parataxis with the logico-semantic of idea? A) "This had better be good, " he mused. B) So you think you're so smart, huh?. C) "I believe you, " I whispered. D) Mary thought that she'd lost her recipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "This had better be good, " he mused. 11. What does Projection represent? A) A process that expands through another. B) A process that projects through another, either by quoting or reporting. C) A relationship between clauses of equal grammatical status. D) A process of adding circumstantial meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A process that projects through another, either by quoting or reporting. 12. Choose the correct analysis for She thought:'What a good idea!': A) Verbal process + Quote-Parataxis. B) Mental process + Report-Hypotaxis. C) Mental process + Quote-Parataxis. D) Verbal process + Report-Hypotaxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mental process + Quote-Parataxis. 13. What types of processes does projection typically involve? A) Relational and Existential. B) Verbal and Mental. C) Material and Behavioral. D) Behavioral and Relational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal and Mental. 14. Does this sentence need a comma?She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 15. In the following, which clause is the alpha clause?Sighing helplessly, I stood by the pavement and wondered what had gone wrong. A) Sighing helplessly. B) I stood by the pavement. C) And wondered what had gone wrong. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I stood by the pavement. 16. How many clauses is the following sentence?Some species of whales are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 metres in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 17. "Quote" is generally combined with what type of taxis? A) Hypotaxis. B) Parataxis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parataxis. 18. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence.As the nights are getting colder, we will have to put the plants in the greenhouse. A) As the nights are getting colder. B) We will have to put the plants in the greenhouse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the nights are getting colder. 19. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence.Dominic halted, wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. A) Dominic halted. B) Wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. 20. "Report" is generally combined with what type of taxis? A) Hypotaxis. B) Parataxis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypotaxis. 21. ..... is not your concern. A) How much money do I make. B) How much money I make. C) How much do I make money. D) How much money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How much money I make. 22. We didn't hear the sound. A) Complex sentence. B) NOT a complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOT a complex sentence. 23. When using notation symbols, a projected idea is marked with: A) Square brackets [ ]. B) Double quotes (" ). C) Double square brackets [[ ]]. D) Single quotes ('). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single quotes ('). 24. I haven't got any idea ..... A) Where is the post office?. B) Where the post office is. C) The post office is where. D) Where is the post office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the post office is. 25. When the projection is made through verbal processes, it projects a/an: A) Idea. B) Verb. C) Noun Group. D) Locution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locution. 26. What option correctly identifies the logico-semantic relation and taxis in 'He told us that the exam was on Monday'? A) Report-Hypotaxis. B) Quote-Hypotaxis. C) Quote-Parataxis. D) Report-Parataxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Report-Hypotaxis. 27. The sentence "My father and I weren't supposed to be there last night" is a clause complex. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence.We will take part in the competition as long as everyone agrees. A) We will take part in the competition. B) As long as everyone agrees. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As long as everyone agrees. 29. When projection is carried out through mental processes, it projects a/an: A) Thought. B) Idea. C) Knowledge. D) Locution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idea. 30. What type of clause is the following:The subject of the changes in the climate has been a subject of discussion which nobody can agree on. A) Clause simplex. B) Parataxis. C) Hypotaxis. D) A combination of parataxis and hypotaxis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypotaxis. 31. Identify the main clause in this sentence.Neil gasped for breath before setting off again. A) Neil gasped for breath. B) Before setting off again. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neil gasped for breath. 32. This analysis is correct:1 (16i) The line between love and hate is blurredX2 (16ii) so you don't need to be so indignant A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Wherever they are, it is far from here. A) Complex sentence. B) NOT a complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 34. Identify the main clause in this sentence.The building was impressive even though it was not yet complete. A) The building was impressive. B) Even though it was not yet complete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The building was impressive. 35. Which clause is a hypotaxis with the logico-semantic of elaboration? A) Since those people came along, we haven't got time to rest. B) I thought to myself that it was quite fantastic. C) I hate doing housework, which makes my mother dislikes me. D) John came to my house rather than calling me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hate doing housework, which makes my mother dislikes me. 36. The scientist usually works in his lab ..... the sun sets. A) Until. B) As soon as. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 37. In the example The teacher said: "The exam is on Monday" , the first clause (The teacher said) represents: A) A phrase. B) The projected clause. C) The projecting clause. D) A dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The projecting clause. 38. What is the correct way to fix this sentence:Meagan saw a clown so she ran for her life. A) Meagan,. B) It is correct. C) , so. D) So,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , so. 39. The clause "John and Mary wedded in a private wedding chapel last month" is a clause simplex. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What is a clause complex? A) A single clause that includes several verbs. B) A combination of two or more clauses that form a unit of meaning. C) A phrase with a verb and its complement. D) A clause that depends on a nominal group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A combination of two or more clauses that form a unit of meaning. 41. Which clause is a hypotactic with the logico-semantic of extension? A) John told me to get off the roof. B) The house was on fire and everyone was running out of it. C) Instead of coming to talk to me, he gossiped about it. D) I wondered, "That's not a good way to die.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instead of coming to talk to me, he gossiped about it. 42. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence.After many years, they discovered the tomb where the Pharaoh was buried. A) After many years, they discovered the tomb. B) Where the Pharaoh was buried. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the Pharaoh was buried. 43. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence.Nyla, who had trained for many months, was pleased with her time in the marathon. A) Nyla was pleased with her time in the marathon. B) Who had trained for many months. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who had trained for many months. 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