Ch. 13 Quiz

What is a group of words that may or may not have both a subject and a verb?

• Clause
• Fragment
• Phrase
• Sentence

What is a group of related words that contains both a subject and a verb?

• Clause
• Fragment
• Phrase
• Comma splice

A(n) _____ clause can stand by itself as a sentence.

• dependent
• independent

A(n) _____ clause does not express a complete thought.

• dependent
• independent

What kind of conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause?

• Coordinating
• Correlative
• Subordinating

In _____ structure, one clause is more important than the other.

• parallel
• nonparallel

Parallel structure connects clauses using _____ conjunctions.

• coordinating
• correlative
• subordinating

Preposition or Conjunction: After dinner, I will work on homework.

• Preposition
• Conjunction

Preposition or Conjunction: After we ate dinner, I worked on my homework.

• Preposition
• Conjunction

An adjective clause is a(n) _____ clause used as an adjective.

• dependent
• independent