This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon to introduce a list. A) She bought:apples, oranges, and bananas. B) She bought apples:oranges, and bananas. C) She bought apples, oranges, and bananas. D) She bought:apples, oranges, bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 2. Complete the sentence:The sign read ..... No Trespassing. A) Read:. B) Read-. C) Read,. D) Read;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read:. 3. Select the sentence that uses a colon correctly. A) She had three favorite fruits:apples, bananas, and grapes. B) He said:he would come to the party. C) We need to buy:milk, bread, and cheese. D) My friend:who lives in New York, is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had three favorite fruits:apples, bananas, and grapes. 4. Determine whether the example is an independent or dependent clause.When Jim studied in the coffee shop for his exam. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 5. True or False:A colon can be used to introduce a quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Identify the type of clause:My brother and my sister went camping last week A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 7. Which of the following is an action word? A) Subject. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 8. Before we knew it, we were lost. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 9. Fill in the blank with the appropriate punctuation:The following are prohibited items ..... knives, fireworks, and lighters. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 10. Complete the sentence:The sign was clear ..... Do not enter. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 11. Which sentence correctly uses a colon for emphasis? A) He knew what he had to do:win the game. B) He knew what he had to do, win the game. C) He knew what he had to do; win the game. D) He knew what he had to do win:the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He knew what he had to do:win the game. 12. Identify the clause that is the type indicated in parentheses.-You will see warning lights if there is fog on the mountain. (independent) A) You will see warning lights. B) If there is fog on the mountain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You will see warning lights. 13. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:There were three choices ..... stay home, go to the movies, or visit friends. A) ;. B) ,. C) -. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 14. Which is the INCORRECT example of a dependent clause? A) Unless you apologize sincerely. B) Because the sun was shining. C) Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. D) When we visited the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. 15. Rewrite the following sentence using a dependent clause:'I will go for a walk. I finish my work.' A) I will go for a walk, then I finish my work. B) I finish my work, I will go for a walk. C) I will go for a walk, I finish my work. D) After I finish my work, I will go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After I finish my work, I will go for a walk. 16. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?Because of the unrelenting rain, basements all over the neighborhood began to flood. A) Basements. B) Rain. C) Neighborhood. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basements. 17. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:She likes to read, ..... she likes to write. A) And. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 18. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... I was in third grade ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 19. What kind of dependent clause is in red? Eco-friendly cars that run on electricity save gas. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) Noun (Nominal). C) Adjective (Adjectival). D) It is not a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective (Adjectival). 20. My favorite store went out of business because it was losing money. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 21. Tell if highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 22. What is the function of a subordinating conjunction? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To introduce a dependent clause. C) To end a sentence. D) To replace a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce a dependent clause. 23. What kind of dependent clause is in red? Grandpa remembers the old days when there was no television. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) Noun (Nominal). C) Adjective (Adjectival). D) It is not a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective (Adjectival). 24. Vernon feeds all the family pets as soon as he gets home from school. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 25. Identify the independent clause in the sentence:She was late to the meeting because her car broke down. A) A) She was late to the meeting. B) B) because her car broke down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) She was late to the meeting. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndependent Clauses Quiz 2Independent Clauses Quiz 3Independent Clauses Quiz 4Independent Clauses Quiz 5Independent Clauses Quiz 6Independent Clauses Quiz 7Independent Clauses Quiz 8Independent Clauses Quiz 9Independent Clauses Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books