This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the appropriate punctuation:The meeting is scheduled for three times ..... 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 2. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:I love to play soccer and basketball. A) I love to play soccer. B) And basketball. C) I love to play soccer and basketball. D) I love to play soccer and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love to play soccer and basketball. 3. Add an independent clause to the following dependent one to complete the meaning. If you finish your chores, ..... A) You can watch TV. B) Because you worked hard. C) Since you are done. D) While you relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can watch TV. 4. A sentence containing 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 5. Complete the sentence with appropriate punctuation:Remember ..... always check your work. A) :. B) ,. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 6. Choose the sentence that does not contain a dependent clause. A) If you finish your work, we can go to the park. B) We can go to the park after you finish your work. C) We can go to the park. D) After you finish your work, we can go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can go to the park. 7. What type of sentence is this:'The sun set, and the stars appeared.' A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 8. What are "dependent marker words" ? A) Nouns and pronouns. B) Words added to verbs. C) Words added to the end of a noun. D) Words added to the beginning of the independent clause to make it into a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words added to the beginning of the independent clause to make it into a dependent clause. 9. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?Just before bedtime, Julianna curled up with her iPhone and checked her social media. A) Bedtime. B) Julianna. C) Social media. D) IPhone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Julianna. 10. Choose the sentence that is a compound-complex sentence. A) I went to the store, and I bought some milk. B) Because it was raining, the match was postponed. C) The dog barked loudly. D) The teacher, who was very kind, gave us extra time, and we finished the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher, who was very kind, gave us extra time, and we finished the test. 11. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... You're my best friend ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 12. Use commas to separate ..... clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions:and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. A) Dependent (Subordinate). B) Independent (Main). C) Relative (Adjective). D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent (Main). 13. Before our Halloween party on Friday A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 14. Choose the sentence where a colon is used correctly. A) I need these items from the store:milk, bread, and eggs. B) I need these:items from the store milk, bread, and eggs. C) I need:these items from the store milk, bread, and eggs. D) I need these items from the store milk, bread, and eggs:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need these items from the store:milk, bread, and eggs. 15. Which sentence uses a colon correctly to separate two independent clauses? A) I was nervous:I had never performed on stage before. B) I was nervous; I had never performed on stage before. C) I was nervous, I had never performed on stage before. D) I was nervous:and I had never performed on stage before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was nervous:I had never performed on stage before. 16. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:You can play outside, ..... you can stay inside and read. A) Or. B) So. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 17. What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions? A) FANBOYS. B) FANGIRLS. C) COMMA. D) MINTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FANBOYS. 18. This tells you what or who the sentence is about A) Verb. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 19. Select the sentence that uses a colon correctly to introduce an appositive. A) My best friend:Sarah is visiting. B) My best friend Sarah:is visiting. C) My best friend, Sarah:is visiting. D) My best friend:Sarah, is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend:Sarah is visiting. 20. When do you use a semicolon between items in a list or series? A) Only if any of the items in the list contain commas. B) Anytime there is a list. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only if any of the items in the list contain commas. 21. Is "I had a huge breakfast before I went to school" an independent clause? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:I wanted to eat ice cream, but I was on a diet. A) But. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 23. What kind of clause is the following? "cheetahs are the fastest animals" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 24. Which option shows the best use of a colon to separate two independent clauses? A) She loves music:she plays the piano beautifully. B) She loves music, she plays the piano beautifully. C) She loves music; she plays the piano beautifully. D) She loves music:because she plays the piano beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves music:she plays the piano beautifully. 25. True or False:A colon can connect two complete sentences, but only if the second sentence explains or expands on the first one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndependent Clauses Quiz 1Independent Clauses Quiz 2Independent 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