Independent Clause Quiz

1. What is an Independent Clause?

A group of words without a subject or predicate
A group of words with a subject and predicate, expressing a complete thought
A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence
A group of words that does not express a complete thought

2. Identify the Independent Clause: ""While she was sleeping, the phone rang.""

While she was sleeping
The phone rang
Was sleeping
Phone rang

3. Which sentence contains a Compound Independent Clause?

She sings well.
She sings well, but she doesn’t like to perform.
Although she sings well, she doesn’t like to perform.
Singing well, she doesn’t like to perform.

4. Which is NOT a common independent clause word?

And
But
Because
Nor

5. Identify the mistake: ""She loves dancing, she attends classes.""

No mistake
Comma splice
Dangling participle
Fragment

6. Which sentence contains a Complex Independent Clause?

She sings well.
She sings well and plays the piano.
Although she sings well, she doesn’t like to perform.
She sings well, but she doesn’t like to perform.

7. Identify the Independent Clause: ""To sing well, you need to practice.""

To sing well
You need to practice
Need to practice
To sing well, you need to practice

8. Which sentence contains an Independent Clause acting as an adjective?

She is the girl who sings well.
She sings well and plays the piano.
Singing well, she won the competition.
She sings well, but she doesn’t like to perform.

9. Which sentence does NOT contain an Independent Clause?

While she was sleeping.
She sings well.
She sings well, but she doesn’t like to perform.
Although she sings well, she doesn’t like to perform.

10. Which sentence contains two Independent Clauses?

She sings well and plays the piano.
Although she sings well, she doesn’t like to perform.
She sings well.
While she was sleeping, the phone rang.