This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Dependent Clauses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent Clauses Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An independent clause has a: A) Subject, verb, is not a sentence. B) Subject, conveys a complete thought. C) Subject and predicate. D) Subject, predicate, conveys a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject, predicate, conveys a complete thought. 2. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. We won't know if the game is cancelled until they make an announcement. A) We won't know if the game is cancelled. B) Until they make an announcement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until they make an announcement. 3. Identify the verb in the following sentence:Most syrup is from maple trees in Vermont and Canada. A) Is. B) In. C) Most. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 4. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. After my dad gets home, we will go to the game. A) After my dad gets home. B) We will go to the game. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After my dad gets home. 5. If I don't pass the test A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 6. What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence? A) It can stand alone as a complete sentence. B) It provides additional information to the main clause. C) It is the main idea of the sentence. D) It is always at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides additional information to the main clause. 7. Sit by the lake until the sun sets. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 8. Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed early. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 9. Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction:Make sure you close all the windows ..... it starts to rain. A) Until. B) Before. C) While. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 10. Once we get to school A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 11. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma as an introductory element. A) Somehow Jack Will got that I had smiled at him. B) I wished she wouldn't talk to me like I was a baby in front of other people. C) While she was talking, I noticed Julian staring at me out of the corner of his eye. D) They think I don't know they're staring, but I can tell from the way their heads are tilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While she was talking, I noticed Julian staring at me out of the corner of his eye. 12. My father is reading a book, because my mother is sleeping. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 13. Along with Tim, the two boys pleaded guilty. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 14. Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence:'He wondered if he could finish the project on time.' A) Adverb clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Noun clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun clause. 15. What does the adverbial clause 'because I was tired' modify in "I went to bed early because I was tired" ? A) Went to bed early. B) Early. C) I was tired. D) I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went to bed early. 16. Mantle's father, who worked in the lead mines, had played semi-pro ball. What is the independent clause? A) , who worked in the lead mines,. B) Had played semi-pro ball. C) Mantle's father, who worked in the lead mines. D) Mantle's father had played semi-pro ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle's father had played semi-pro ball. 17. Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?a) I went to the store.b) Because it was raining.c) She is tall and smart.d) The dog barked loudly. A) Because it was raining. B) The dog barked loudly. C) She is tall and smart. D) I went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was raining. 18. Relative pronouns like the following words-that, which, who, whom, whose, whoever, and what-begin dependent or subordinate clauses. That clause can be alone in a sentence. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause? A) It's hard to study when my mother is watching television. B) It's hard to study. C) When my mother is watching television. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When my mother is watching television. 20. I liked the cheese. A) INDEPENDENT. B) DEPENDENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENT. 21. Many New Englanders became sailors because they lived near the sea.Dependent Clause connecting word:(a) A) A. because. B) Became. C) Lived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. because. 22. Which of the following is an example of an independent clause?a) Although it was cold outside.b) Because she studied hard.c) The cat meowed loudly.d) While I was sleeping. A) While I was sleeping. B) Because she studied hard. C) The cat meowed loudly. D) Although it was cold outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat meowed loudly. 23. Read the sentence below:This region is special because it has a rich heritage.Which phrase is the dependent clause? A) Because it has a rich heritage. B) This region is special. C) Special because it has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it has a rich heritage. 24. What type of clause is in RED? A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 25. Who am I?I have a subject and a predicate.I CANNOT stand alone. I need my best friend.I use subordinating conjunctions.Who am I? A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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