Grade 11 Grammar Revision Quiz

Choose the sentence that contains two independent clauses.

• As Charlie predicted, Jack ended up being half an hour late for the show.

• We will go to the mall on Friday night, assuming that we have enough time.

• My cousin, who just arrived from Virginia, loves to shop.

• We shopped for a while, and then we went to a 7 o’clock movie.

Choose the independent clause.

The fisherman, who had been casting since dawn, pulled in a six-pound bass.

• The fisherman who

• who had been casting since dawn

• The fisherman pulled in a six-pound bass

• pulled in a six-pound bass

Choose the sentence that contains two independent clauses.

• We ordered three pizzas because we were so hungry.

• The pizzas arrived piping hot, and we had to wait for them to cool.

• Anchovies, which everyone but me dislikes, were certainly not on the pizzas.

• Once we started eating, we did not stop until everything was gone.

Choose the independent clause.

Lifting weights, whether you do it at home or at the gym, is a good way to get in shape.

• Lifting weights

• whether you do it at home or at the gym

• is a good way to get in shape

• Lifting weights is a good way to get in shape

Choose the subordinate clause.

Mr. Whittaker, whom you met at the reception, wrote a popular history of the Civil War.

• wrote a popular history

• whom you met at the reception

• Mr. Whittaker wrote

• of the Civil War

Choose the answer that identifies the location of the subordinate clause.

Whoever likes touch football, come on out and join the game!

• following the independent clause

• in the middle of the independent clause

• preceding the independent clause

• There is no subordinate clause.

Choose the sentence that contains two independent clauses.

• My best friend, who is very motivated, dreams of becoming a doctor.

• He knows he will need many years of schooling, but he is eager for the challenge.

• He strives to get top grades, hoping he will get into a good college.

• I am confident that, no matter what obstacles he may face, he will finally succeed.

Choose the compound sentence.

• Marcia likes to write stories.

• Marcia likes to write stories, and she spends time writing each day.

• Marcia likes to write stories and poems.

• Marcia has liked writing stories since she was a little girl, and she hopes to be published someday.

Choose the complex sentence.

• Forensics is a fascinating subject.

• Forensics is a fascinating subject, and some high schools offer introductory forensics courses.

• Forensics, which is a fascinating subject, has largely developed in modern times.

• Forensics and criminal psychology are both fascinating.

Choose the simple sentence.

• When the lights went out, I lost my place in the book that I was reading.

• Sometimes occurring during snowstorms, power outages can cause severe problems.

• At first it is fun to live without modern conveniences, but that feeling does not last.

• Mike and I shoveled snow; then we warmed up by the fire.