Sentence and Clause Quiz

What is a sentence?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• A type of dependent clause

• A type of independent clause

• A set of words that is complete in itself

What is a clause?

• A type of dependent clause

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• A set of words that is complete in itself

• A type of independent clause

What is an independent clause?

• A type of dependent clause

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• A set of words that is complete in itself

• A type of clause that makes sense on its own as a sentence

What is a subordinate clause?

• A set of words that is complete in itself

• A type of dependent clause

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• A type of independent clause

What does a relative clause provide?

• Extra information about an adjective

• Extra information about a preposition

• Extra information about a noun

• Extra information about a verb

What do simple sentences contain?

• No clauses

• One dependent clause

• One independent clause

• Two independent clauses

What do compound sentences contain?

• Two dependent clauses

• One independent clause

• Two independent clauses

• One dependent clause

What are coordinating conjunctions used for in compound sentences?

• To link independent clauses

• To add adjectives

• To separate clauses

• To connect dependent clauses

What do complex sentences contain?

• Two independent clauses

• One independent clause and one dependent clause

• One dependent clause

• No clauses

How are subordinate clauses linked in complex sentences?

• By a coordinating conjunction

• By a subordinating conjunction

• By a relative pronoun

• By a preposition