Writing and Grammar 8 Chapter 8 Quiz 2

What makes up a complex sentence?

• An independent clause

• Two or more independent clauses

• An independent clause, a dependent clause, and one or more phrases

• An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

Where can an independent clause appear in a complex sentence? Select all that apply.

• Before the independent clause

• Within the independent clause

• After the independent clause

• There cannot be a dependent clause in a complex sentence

Does an adjective clause have a subject and a verb?

• Yes, an adjective clause has a subject and a verb.

• No, only the main clause has both a subject and a verb.

Where does an adjective clause usually appear in the sentence?

• Immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies

• Immediately before the noun or pronoun it modifies

• Within the complete subject

• Between the predicate and the direct object

Adjective clauses usually contain what kind of pronoun?

The antecedent of the pronoun in an adjective clause can be found_______________.

• In the adjective clause

• In the dependent clause

• In the independent clause

• Only has the subject of the sentence

The pronoun in an adjective clause may function as the subject, object, or possessive adjective within the dependent clause.

• True

• False