This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly shows how a colon can introduce a quote? A) The teacher said:'Please hand in your assignments tomorrow.'. B) The teacher:said 'Please hand in your assignments tomorrow.'. C) The teacher said 'Please:hand in your assignments tomorrow.'. D) The:teacher said 'Please hand in your assignments tomorrow.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said:'Please hand in your assignments tomorrow.'. 2. Correctly label the following group of words. although he said so A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) Independent clause. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 3. Identify the independent clause that can stand alone. We will go to the park:if it doesn't rain. A) We will go to the park. B) If it doesn't rain. C) We will go. D) To the park:if it doesn't rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We will go to the park. 4. Waiting to have my car's oil changed is boring. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 5. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. A) But. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 6. Which sentence shows an INCORRECT use of a colon? A) I have a new goal:read one book every week. B) Remember what the coach said:'Practice makes perfect.'. C) The recipe calls for:flour, sugar, and butter. D) There's only one thing to do now:wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The recipe calls for:flour, sugar, and butter. 7. When I started to lead the group, everyone was suspicious. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 8. In which sentence would a colon be the BEST choice to add emphasis to an explanation? A) I need to go to the library, the post office, and the bank today. B) He finally admitted the truth he had eaten the last cookie. C) My sister is good at sports; she plays soccer and volleyball. D) We can go to the park, or we can go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He finally admitted the truth he had eaten the last cookie. 9. Connect the sentences using and, but, or orHe wants a puppy for Christmas. He wants a new train set. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 10. If I need to call you A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clause. 11. Name the most common coordinating conjunction. A) And. B) For. C) Yet. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. True or False:Colons should not be used after verbs or prepositions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which sentence correctly uses a colon between two independent clauses? A) She finally understood the lesson:the teacher explained it clearly. B) She finally understood the lesson; the teacher explained it clearly. C) She finally understood the lesson, the teacher explained it clearly. D) She finally understood the lesson:because the teacher explained it clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finally understood the lesson:the teacher explained it clearly. 14. What is the subject in the sentence 'The birds are singing in the trees'? A) The. B) Birds. C) Are singing. D) In the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birds. 15. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an independent clause? A) It can stand alone as a sentence. B) It expresses a complete thought. C) It begins with a subordinating conjunction. D) It contains a subject and a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It begins with a subordinating conjunction. 16. Complete the sentence:To complete the project, you need three things ..... a computer, an internet connection, and a quiet space. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 17. When Ann was here A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 18. Choose the sentence with the correct colon usage for introducing a detailed explanation. A) She was upset:because she lost her book. B) He had one major concern:he could not find his keys. C) They went to the park:since it was a sunny day. D) I need help:with my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had one major concern:he could not find his keys. 19. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:She wanted to buy a dress, yet she didn't have enough money. A) Yet. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 20. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?Failing to recognize her former student by name, Mrs. Rodrigue simply said, "Hi, there!" A) Student. B) Recognize. C) Mrs. Rodrigue. D) Former. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Rodrigue. 21. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:'Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.' A) We stayed indoors. B) It was raining. C) Because we stayed indoors. D) Because it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it was raining. 22. Connect the sentences using and, but, or orShe wanted to run for class president. She didn't get enough voter support. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 23. Complete the sentence:The teacher announced the winners ..... Sarah, John, and Lily. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 24. Which sentence uses a colon correctly before a quotation? A) He whispered:'Be quiet.'. B) He said:'Be quiet.'. C) He:said 'Be quiet.'. D) He, said:'Be quiet.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said:'Be quiet.'. 25. Complete the sentence:There was only one thing left to do ..... clean the messy room. A) Clean. B) :clean. C) , clean. D) ; clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :clean. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndependent Clauses Quiz 1Independent Clauses Quiz 2Independent Clauses Quiz 3Independent Clauses Quiz 4Independent Clauses Quiz 5Independent Clauses Quiz 6Independent Clauses Quiz 7Independent Clauses Quiz 8Independent Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books