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🎯 Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 12
1. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:She will buy a new car when she saves enough money.a) She will buy a new carb) when she saves enough moneyc) she saves enough moneyd) a new car.
A) She will buy a new car.
B) A new car.
C) She saves enough money.
D) When she saves enough money.
2. The Queen was angry because she wasn't the fairest lady in the land. Which word is a conjunction?.
A) Queen.
B) Angry.
C) Lady.
D) Because.
3. Identify the independent clause:Although they do not always agree, Jake and Chris are best friends.
A) Jake and Chris are best friends.
B) Although they do not always agree,.
4. The adjectival clause modifies which noun? John is the cousin to whom I am closest.
A) Cousin.
B) John.
C) I.
D) None of above.
5. The family dog chewed on the leg of the coffee table.
A) Subordinate Clause.
B) Main Clause.
6. Identify whether the colored clause is INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE (DEPENDENT). This is the homework assignment that you missed last week.
A) Subordinate.
B) Independent.
7. Which example is a main clause?.
A) The dwarves cared for Snow White.
B) When she had nowhere to go.
C) Because she was upset.
D) None of above.
8. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:That's the boy whose bicycle was stolen yesterday.
A) The attributive clause.
B) The object clause.
C) The adverbial clause.
D) None of above.
9. Identify the main clause in the following sentence:She will go to the party if she finishes her homework.
A) She will go to the party.
B) She will go to the party if she finishes her homework.
C) She will go to the party and finish her homework.
D) If she finishes her homework.
10. Identify the type of clause:Our show did not make a profit.
A) Independent.
B) Subordinate.
C) Relative.
D) None of above.
11. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.
A) I assign homework in order that you have plenty of chances to practice skills.
B) I assign homework, in order that you have plenty of chances to practice skills.
12. IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE:Concrete, because it's durable, is used in construction.
A) Main Clause.
B) Subordinate Clause.
13. Is the following a sentence fragment (a.k.a. dependent/subordinate clause) or a complete sentence (a.k.a. independent clause)? Although I thought Tyler was going to be locked up.
A) Complete Sentence a.k.a Independent clause.
B) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause.
14. Identify the following word group:Going to Disneyland.
A) Fragment .
B) Independent clause.
C) Both fragment and subordinate clause.
D) None of above.
15. Read the sentence below and choose what the independent clause is. Since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, everyone has been celebrating.
A) Won the World Series.
B) Everyone has been celebrating.
C) Since the Chicago Cubs.
D) Since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
16. Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate. Stay with us as long as you want.
A) Subordinate clause.
B) Independent clause.
17. Identify the following word group:On the boat.
A) Fragment .
B) Independent clause.
C) Both fragment and subordinate clause.
D) None of above.
18. Also called a subordinate clause.
A) Adjectival prepositional phrase.
B) Independent clause.
C) Dependent clause.
D) Adverbial prepositional phrase.
19. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:I have never met an author who admitted that people did not buy his book because it was dull.
A) The attributive clause.
B) The object clause.
C) The adverbial clause.
D) None of above.
20. How can you identify a subordinate clause?.
A) A subordinate clause can be identified by its inability to stand alone as a complete sentence and its dependence on the main clause.
B) A subordinate clause is always separated by a comma from the main clause.
C) A subordinate clause is always at the beginning of a sentence.
D) A subordinate clause is always longer than the main clause.
21. Subordinating conjunctions of Reason:.
A) If, unless, provided that _____.
B) Like, as though, as if _____.
C) Whoever, who, that _____.
D) Because, since, as _____ .
22. The president of the United States.
A) Sentence fragment.
B) Complete sentence.
23. Is the following a sentence fragment (a.k.a. dependent/subordinate clause) or a complete sentence (a.k.a. independent clause)? Because it shows how selfless she is.
A) Complete Sentence a.k.a Independent clause.
B) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause.
24. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence. Jennifer's parents encouraged her to get good grades so that she could get into college.
A) _____ so that she could get into college.
B) Jennifer's parents encouraged her to get good grades _____.
25. Bob, who had a really big smile, was busy making tea.
A) Main clause.
B) Subordinate clause.