This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Independent Clauses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Independent Clauses Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The teacher announced the winner ..... Sam. A) Was:. B) Was. C) Is:. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was:. 2. A compound sentence contains 2 independent clauses that are joined together by a comma and a FANBOYS or a semi-colon ; A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of the following is a sentence fragment? A) He went to the park. B) Because she was tired. C) They played soccer. D) The dog chased its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she was tired. 4. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:He made a sandwich, ..... he was hungry A) For. B) Yet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 5. Choose the sentence that contains two independent clauses. A) She likes coffee, and he prefers tea. B) Although she likes coffee, he prefers tea. C) She likes coffee because it is strong. D) He prefers tea when it is cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes coffee, and he prefers tea. 6. Which of the following sentences uses a coordinating conjunction correctly? a) I like to read, but I don't have a book. b) He is happy, because he is sad. c) They went to the park, however it was closed. d) I like to run, for I am lazy. A) They went to the park, however it was closed. B) I like to read, but I don't have a book. C) I like to run, for I am lazy. D) He is happy, because he is sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to read, but I don't have a book. 7. What is the main job of a colon in a sentence? A) To show that a word is possessive. B) To connect two unrelated ideas. C) To introduce a list, an explanation, or a quote. D) To end an exciting sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To introduce a list, an explanation, or a quote. 8. Niko won't go to the dentist unless his dad goes with him. Choose the independent clause from the sentence. A) Unless his dad goes with him. B) Go to the dentist. C) Niko won't go to the dentist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niko won't go to the dentist. 9. Which sentence shows the correct use of a colon for emphasis? A) There's only one thing to do:run!. B) There's only:one thing to do run!. C) There's:only one thing to do run!. D) There's only one thing:to do run!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There's only one thing to do:run!. 10. Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage between independent clauses. A) The flowers bloomed, and the garden looked beautiful. B) The flowers bloomed and the garden looked beautiful. C) The flowers bloomed, but the garden looked beautiful. D) The flowers bloomed but the garden looked beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The flowers bloomed, and the garden looked beautiful. 11. Comes at the beginning of a dependent clause (because, when, if, although) A) Coordinating conjunction. B) Subordinating conjunction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinating conjunction. 12. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:'Although she was tired, she finished her homework.' A) Although she was tired. B) She finished her homework. C) Although she was tired, she. D) Finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She finished her homework. 13. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence with independent clauses. A) The movie was long, yet it was entertaining. B) The movie was long yet it was entertaining. C) The movie was long, and it was entertaining. D) The movie was long and it was entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was long, yet it was entertaining. 14. Determine if the clause is independent or dependent ..... Unless my dad comes home ..... A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 15. Independent clauses express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. How many clauses in this sentence?When the phone rang, my sister and I were at my grandma's house. A) One. B) Two. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 17. Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.After the concert A) Phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent/Subordinate Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 18. What kind of clause is the following? "we can hardly wait to see the movie" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 19. Identify the sentence where a colon is correctly used to introduce a second independent clause. A) He was very clear about his feelings:he was not happy. B) He was very clear:about his feelings:he was not happy. C) He was very clear about his feelings he was not happy. D) He was very clear about his feelings; he was not happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was very clear about his feelings:he was not happy. 20. Is the following an independent clause?Because we studied and worked really hard. A) Independent clause. B) Not an independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not an independent clause. 21. What kind of clause is the following? "as the lights were dimming" A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 22. Identify the following as a phrase, dependent clause, or independent clause:'After the rain stopped, we went outside to play.' A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent Clause. 23. What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?Enjoying a relaxing afternoon in the sun, Evie sipped on her tea and watched the kids. A) Afternoon. B) Kids. C) Tea. D) Evie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evie. 24. He will trust you A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 25. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses:You can have pizza, ..... you can have pasta. A) For. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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