Grammar Quiz

What is a group of words that is part of a sentence and contains a subject and a verb?

• Phrase

• Clause

• Sentence

• Paragraph

What kind of clause could stand alone as a sentence?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Subordinate clause

• Relative clause

What kind of clause could not stand alone as a sentence?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Main clause

• Simple clause

Which sentence structure contains only one independent clause?

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

• Simple

Which sentence structure contains two or more independent clauses?

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Fragment

Which sentence structure contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Which sentence structure contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses?

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

What kind of clause can modify a verb?

• Noun clause

• Adjective clause

• Adverb clause

• Prepositional clause

What kind of clause modifies a noun or pronoun?

• Adjective clause

• Adverb clause

• Noun clause

• Independent clause

What kind of clause could act as the subject of a sentence?

• Adjective clause

• Adverb clause

• Noun clause

• Prepositional clause