This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Clauses And Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Clauses And Phrases Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Everything was fine until Sally came along.What is the part in red? A) Dependent clause & No comma needed. B) Independent clause & No comma needed. C) Independent clause & Needs a comma after "find". D) Dependent clause & Needs a comma after "find". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause & No comma needed. 2. I am looking for whatever book I can find. A) Subject. B) PN. C) DO. D) OPOP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OPOP. 3. Leonardo da Vinci, who was a renowned painter and sculptor, was also an inventor and scientist. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 4. Clause or Phrase?I slept A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clause. 5. What word or phrase describes cheering?We joined the crowd in cheering with enthusiasm for the winner. A) We. B) Joined. C) With enthusiasm. D) For the winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With enthusiasm. 6. Tell how the noun clause is working in each sentence.Whoever is singing needs to stop. A) Subject. B) PN. C) DO. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 7. Independent or Dependent? She made brownies for our class! A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 8. Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 9. When Anyah defended her best friend A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 10. Which sentence contains an appositive phrase? A) Did you read the article, "Raising a Mess of Daisies, " in this month's Flowers magazine?. B) At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you read the article, "Raising a Mess of Daisies, " in this month's Flowers magazine?. 11. Kim stood up for her classmates, and they respected her. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 12. I never realized how losing sleep affected me A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 13. The following statement is a phrase:She went to the beach. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Corbin protects his friends. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 15. Evelyn and Mason just finished a big soccer match! Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon and a transition word to describe their game? A) The team lost the game; however, they played well. B) The team lost the game, however they played well. C) The team lost the game; however they played well. D) The team lost the game however, they played well.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team lost the game; however, they played well. 16. What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive. A) The. B) Are. C) Expensive. D) Shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoes. 17. Mason is explaining grammar to his friends. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off an interrupter, just like Mason would? A) The answer is, of course, correct. B) The answer is of course, correct. C) The answer is of course correct. D) The answer is, of course correct.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The answer is, of course, correct. 18. When Justus chooses loyalty over popularity A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 19. Which word is a coordinating conjunction? A) Because. B) And. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 20. Henry just finished his homework and is excited to watch TV. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join these two independent clauses? A) I finished my homework; now I can watch TV. B) I finished my homework, now I can watch TV. C) I finished my homework; because now I can watch TV. D) I finished my homework and; now I can watch TV.TagsTEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; now I can watch TV. 21. The vibrant trumpet-shaped blooms of the trumpet vine make it ideal for attracting hummingbirds. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 22. A(n) ..... is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence. A) Verb. B) Modifier. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier. 23. Izzie learned a song that her grandfather wrote.The highlighted portion of the sentence is an example of a(n) ..... A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 24. Which sentence contains a main clause? A) While she was singing. B) Because he left early. C) I enjoy swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy swimming. 25. Clause or Phrase?after eating so much junk food A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 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