This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:Sarah has three main hobbies ..... reading, swimming, and painting. A) :. B) ,. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 2. Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.Following the field trip A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 3. Which sentence has a comma placed correctly between independent clauses? A) Do you like, pretzels or do you prefer chips?. B) Do you like pretzels or, do you prefer chips?. C) Do you like pretzels, or do you prefer chips?. D) Do you like pretzels or do you, prefer chips?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you like pretzels, or do you prefer chips?. 4. A semicolon connects ..... A) Two independent clauses that are closely related ideas. B) Two dependent clauses that are closely related ideas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two independent clauses that are closely related ideas. 5. True or False:A colon should always be placed after a complete sentence, not a fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Words such as while, although, and after typically begin which type of clause? A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 7. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:He didn't study, ..... he failed the test. A) So. B) And. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 8. Connect the sentences using and, but, or orThere are anchovies on the pizza. I am still going to eat it. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 9. When the time changes this week A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 10. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:She studied hard, ..... she passed the exam. A) And. B) But. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 11. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a colon to introduce an explanation? A) She didn't go to the party:she was feeling sick. B) She didn't go:to the party she was feeling sick. C) She didn't:go to the party she was feeling sick. D) She didn't go to the party she:was feeling sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't go to the party:she was feeling sick. 12. Give an example of a complex sentence. A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. B) We went for a walk. C) It was raining. D) We walked in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 13. Complete the sentence:To make the cake, you will need the following ingredients ..... flour, sugar, and eggs. A) Such as. B) Like. C) Including. D) Including:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Including:. 14. True or False:The first word after a colon should be capitalized only if it begins a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate two independent clauses? A) She loves to read, and she visits the library often. B) She loves to read and, she visits the library often. C) She loves to read and she visits, the library often. D) She loves, to read and she visits the library often. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to read, and she visits the library often. 16. True or False:It's correct to use a colon after phrases like 'such as' or 'including'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. What kind of clause is the following? "because I can't wait for the bus" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 18. What is a subordinating conjunction? A) A word that connects two independent clauses. B) A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause. C) A word that introduces a list of items. D) A word that modifies a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause. 19. Identify the type of clause:Joe and Jenny want to go camping again A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 20. Because it's the best solution. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 21. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma with independent clauses. A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. B) I wanted to go for a walk but, it started to rain. C) I wanted, to go for a walk but it started to rain. D) I wanted to go, for a walk but it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. 22. Which sentence best uses a colon to connect two independent clauses for emphasis? A) We went to the park, and it started to rain. B) I couldn't believe my eyes:a bald eagle was perched on the flagpole. C) She was tired; however, she stayed up to finish the book. D) He likes pizza:but I like tacos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I couldn't believe my eyes:a bald eagle was perched on the flagpole. 23. Complete the sentence using the correct punctuation:The recipe calls for several ingredients ..... flour, sugar, and eggs. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 24. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:I wanted to watch a movie, yet I had to study for my exam. A) Yet. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 25. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:'When the bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom.' A) When the students rushed out. B) The bell rang. C) The students rushed out of the classroom. D) When the bell rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the bell rang. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndependent Clauses Quiz 1Independent Clauses Quiz 2Independent Clauses Quiz 3Independent 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