This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a complex sentence? A) It contains two independent clauses. B) It contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. C) It contains only dependent clauses. D) It contains no clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. 2. In the sentence "I will do what you suggest", the noun clause is functioning as: A) Subject. B) Object. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 3. Which is the subordinating conjunction?I wore my boots because it looked like it might snow. A) Because. B) Wore. C) Boots. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 4. FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO are all: A) Coordinating Conjunctions. B) Subordinating Conjunctions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating Conjunctions. 5. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'If you study hard, you will pass the exam.' A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb clause. 6. A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Name the dependent clause in the following sentence:"Though we had heard the news, we refused to believe it." A) Believe it. B) News. C) Though we had heard the news. D) We refused to believe it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though we had heard the news. 8. After, although, every time, unless, while, even if, etc.-are? A) Adjectives found in dependent clauses. B) The nouns in dependent clauses. C) Marker words or signal words found in dependent clauses. D) Predicates of dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marker words or signal words found in dependent clauses. 9. What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?As soon as I grade the essays, I will return them to you. A) As. B) As soon. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as. 10. Are you going to watch the game? A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 11. Commas are used ..... A) After headers. B) Surrounding dependent clauses. C) Introducing quotes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which of the following sentences contains an independent clause? A) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. B) Because the weather was nice. C) If you want to succeed. D) While he was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. 13. Can a subordinate clause stand alone? (Hint:the child) A) Yes, it is a complete thought. B) No, it requires a independent clause to complete the thought. C) Neither a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it requires a independent clause to complete the thought. 14. Another word for a dependent clause is a subordinate clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Although Tom reads novels, Jack reads comics. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 16. A complex sentence includes ..... A) Two independent clauses. B) An independent and a dependent clause. C) Two dependent clauses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An independent and a dependent clause. 17. Determine the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'She asked whether we were ready to leave.' A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun clause. 18. Is the following a dependent or independent clause?"Since my cousin is not from around here" A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 19. Even though gravel is a stone materialWhat is the subordinate conjunction? A) Even though. B) Gravel. C) Stone. D) Material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 20. Hart sports has gotten much better than Shelby sports, because their coaches and athletes are better. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. Name the dependent clause in the following sentence:"Whenever I wear these shoes, I get a blister." A) I get a blister. B) Whenever. C) Whenever I wear these shoes. D) A bister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever I wear these shoes. 22. It just makes my day A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 23. "We went home we were tired." A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Run on sentence. D) Subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run on sentence. 24. Although you already had six cups of coffee, you decided to buy more coffee anyway A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 25. Portland, making national news on a nightly basis. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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