This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence with the correct comma placement between independent clauses. A) He finished his homework, so he went out to play. B) He finished his homework so, he went out to play. C) He finished, his homework so he went out to play. D) He finished his homework so he, went out to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He finished his homework, so he went out to play. 2. What part of an independent clause/simple sentence is missing in the following group of words?After homeroom A) This group of words is missing a subject. B) This group of words is missing a predicate. C) This group of words is missing a subject and a predicate. D) This group of words is not missing anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This group of words is missing a subject and a predicate. 3. Which punctuation mark is mainly used to introduce a list of items, an explanation, or a quotation? A) A semicolon (;). B) A comma (, ). C) A colon (:). D) A period (.). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colon (:). 4. How can you join an independent clause and a dependent clause? A) By using a prepositional phrase. B) By using a subordinating conjunction. C) By using a coordinating conjunction. D) By using a comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using a subordinating conjunction. 5. Which of the following sentences uses a coordinating conjunction correctly? a) She is tired, so she will take a nap. b) He is hungry, because he ate lunch. c) They went to the beach, however it was raining. d) I like to swim, for I am afraid of water. A) They went to the beach, however it was raining. B) She is tired, so she will take a nap. C) I like to swim, for I am afraid of water. D) He is hungry, because he ate lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is tired, so she will take a nap. 6. Choose the best answer for how to use a colon in this sentence:The ingredients are as follows ..... flour, sugar, eggs, and milk. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 7. Complete the sentence:There are two things I love about summer ..... the long days and the warm nights. A) :. B) ,. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 8. Select the correct sentence where a colon is used to emphasize a single item or idea. A) The only thing she wanted:a new car. B) The only thing she wanted was:a new car. C) The only thing she wanted was a new car. D) The only thing she wanted, a new car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The only thing she wanted was:a new car. 9. Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? Do you want to order pizza?Should I make spaghetti? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 10. Complete the sentence:The recipe calls for several ingredients:flour, sugar, and ..... A) Eggs. B) Egg. C) An egg. D) The egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eggs. 11. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?I enjoy sitting by the fireplace and reading a book from my favorite genre. A) Fireplace. B) Reading. C) Book. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I. 12. Connect the sentences using and, but, or orI wanted to steal my sister's Christmas presents. Then she told me she would share. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 13. Identify the independent clause:After I graduate from TVI, I hope to work as a nurse at Lovelace hospital A) I hope to work as a nurse at Lovelace hospital. B) After I graduate from tvi. C) After I graduate. D) To work as a nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hope to work as a nurse at Lovelace hospital. 14. This cannot stand alone as a sentence. A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 15. True or False:Colons can only be used before lists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?Inquiring about his grades, Jenson waited nervously as he stood by the teacher's desk. A) Grades. B) Teacher's. C) Jenson. D) Reply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jenson. 17. Although the store has been closed for six months, I still miss it. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 18. What kind of clause is the following? "our planets revolve around the sun" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 19. Although cats are nice A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 20. The French people were out of work and starving, and they were starting to hate their queen's guts. A) A comma connecting two independent clauses. B) A comma after a dependent clause. C) Commas surrounding nonessential information. D) Commas separating items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma connecting two independent clauses. 21. Do the words in RED form a dependent clause or independent clause? A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 22. Which two things must an independent clause contain? A) Verb and Adjective. B) Subject and Verb. C) Subject and Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject and Verb. 23. Which sentence incorrectly uses a colon? A) The secret to a good sandwich is:fresh bread, quality meat, and a tasty sauce. B) I have a new favorite hobby:learning to play the guitar. C) My dad gave me some great advice: "Always try your best.". D) You'll need to pack three items for the trip:a toothbrush, pajamas, and a change of clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The secret to a good sandwich is:fresh bread, quality meat, and a tasty sauce. 24. A sentence containing 1 independent clause with a subject and a predicate A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 25. What kind of dependent clause is in red? When it is sunny, we should go to the park. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) Noun (Nominal). C) Adjective (Adjectival). D) It is not a dependent clause. 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