Independent and Dependent Clause

Multiple Choice

100

Which of the following is an independent clause? a. a. Because I love basketball 

b. When the rain stopped 

c. I play guitar every weekend 

d. If she finishes her homework

c. I play guitar every weekend

200

Which sentence contains a dependent clause?

a. The dog barked loudly.

b. I ate lunch at noon.

c. After we won the game, we celebrated.

d. She reads every night.

c. After we won the game, we celebrated.

300

What makes a clause dependent?

1. It has a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought
2. It can stand alone as a sentence
3. It needs another clause to make sense
4. It has no verb

c. It needs another clause to make sense

400

What does every independent clause need?

1. A question mark
2. A subject and a verb
3. A comma
4. A dependent clause

b. A subject and a verb

500

Which of these is a complex sentence?

1. She likes pizza.
2. If it’s sunny, we’ll go swimming.
3. We’ll go swimming.
4. It’s sunny today.

b. If it’s sunny, we’ll go swimming.

Multiple Choice

100

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

1. She danced beautifully.
2. While the music played
3. The sun is shining.
4. I like reading books.

b. While the music played

200

What is the independent clause in this sentence: Although it was raining, we went outside.

1. Although it was raining
2. We went outside
3. It was raining
4. Although it was

b. We went outside

300

1. Which of the following is a dependent clause?
   1. She danced beautifully.
   2. While the music played
   3. The sun is shining.
   4. I like reading books.

b. While the music played

400

Which of these is not a complete sentence?

1. I love playing soccer.
2. When I finish my homework
3. She sings well.
4. We are going to the park.

b. When I finish my homework

500

Which sentence uses a dependent clause to explain why something happened?

1. I ate lunch.
2. Because I was hungry, I ate lunch.
3. I was hungry.
4. Lunch was delicious.

b. Because I was hungry, I ate lunch.