Clauses

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject in the sentence:

Mary walks two blocks to school each day.

• Mary

• walks

• two

• blocks

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb in the sentence:

Mary walks two blocks to school each day.

• Mary

• walks

• two

• blocks

Multiple Choice

Which is a clause?

• a bag of Cheetos

• drinking an energy drink

• the boy in the room

• John sharpened his pencil

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is this?

before your mother gets home

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Multiple Choice

Which is a dependent clause

• I bought a new cell phone

• Kylene made dinner

• after the concert ends

• the dog barked

Multiple Choice

Select the adverb clause from this sentence:

I want to go outside even though it's cold.

• I want to go outside

• even though it's cold

Multiple Choice

Select the adverb clause from this sentence:

If you decide to go to the party, I'll meet you at nine.

• If you decide to go to the party

• I'll meet you at nine

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an adverb clause?

• because it is too late

• that he bought last night

• she answered the phone quickly

Multiple Choice

Select the relative clause from this sentence:

I really enjoyed the pasta that we ate last night.

• I really enjoyed the pasta

• that we ate last night

Multiple Choice

Select the relative clause from this sentence:

Terrance told a rude joke which wasn't very funny.

• Terrance told a rude joke

• which wasn't very funny

Multiple Choice

Select the noun clause from the sentence:

I just want to know what all the fuss is about.

• I just want to know

• what all the fuss is about

Multiple Choice

Select the noun clause from this sentence:

I always eat whatever my mother serves me.

• I always eat

• whatever my mother serves me

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined clause:

You'll earn overtime wages if you work over 40 hours.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined clause:

Jason really seems to love the car that he bought last month.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined clause:

Even though I was still hungry, I politely waited my turn.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined clause:

I couldn't find what I was looking for.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

The woman who works in the bank is my mom's cousin.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Identify the underline clause:

The kids hurried into the classroom when they heard the bell ring.

• adverb clause

• relative clause

• noun clause

Poll

You've reached the end of the lesson! How are you feeling about clauses?

• What is a clause???

• I'm starting to understand them.

• I learned a lot about clauses today!

• I already knew everything about clauses.