WorksheetsIndependent and Subordinate Clauses Quiz Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which word is the SUBJECT of the sentence?
The jaguar ran through the gym.
ran
jaguar
gym
The jaguar ran
Which word is the VERB of the sentence?
My brother easily remembers them.
My
brother
remembers
easily
Which word is the SUBJECT of the sentence?
I would like to make dresses for my dolls.
I
like
dresses
dolls
Which word is the VERB of the sentence?.
Stone collectors found many stones.
collectors
found
many
stones
Which word is the SUBJECT of the sentence?
The airplane model took three hours to build.
airplane
model
hours
three hours
Which word is the SUBJECT of the sentence?
A hobby is something you do and enjoy.
enjoy
do
hobby
something
Which word is the VERB of the sentence?
Some interesting stones are very colorful.
interesting
stones
are
colorful
Identify the clause in red as either independent or subordinate.
If you adjust the blinds, you won’t be so hot.
Identify the clause in red as either independent or subordinate.
Stay with us as long as you want.
Identify the clause in red as either independent or subordinate.
As far as scientists can tell, there is no connection between these two events.
Identify the clause in red as either independent or subordinate.
We all enjoyed the dinner that Dad cooked for us.
Identify the clause in red as either independent or subordinate.
Although she was better at music, she loved science.
Typewriters are a thing of the past since the computer keyboard became popular.
You must park on the street if the broken gate doesn’t open automatically.
The taxi driver found the restaurant on a street where Libby thought there wasn’t one.
Jennifer’s parents encouraged her to get good grades so that she could get into college.
The trees move wildly whenever the wind blows.
Identify the clause in green as either an independent or subordinate clause.
Although Kate is a writer, she works nights at a restaurant.
Identify the clause in green as either an independent or subordinate clause.
Kate is a writer, but she works nights at a
restaurant.
Identify the clause in green as either an independent or subordinate clause.
That building is old, and it is drafty.
Identify the clause in green as either an independent or subordinate clause.
My mother loves to ski, while my father hates it.
Identify the clause in green as either an independent or subordinate clause.
Unless it stops snowing, you have to stay home.
Choose the subordinate clause:
Until I drink my coffee, I cannot function very well.
Until I drink my coffee
I cannot function very well
Since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, everyone has been celebrating.
Choose the subordinate clause:
You have many opportunities when you enroll at the University of Alabama.
when you enroll at the University of Alabama
I will not attend the sports banquet because my brother graduates from high school the same day.
I will not be a member of that club if they treat people in such a rude way.
Choose the subordinate clause:
While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television, the dog gnawed on the leg of the coffee table.
the dog gnawed on the leg of the coffee table
Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day.
Choose the independent clause in the following sentence.
My mother drove me to school after she got coffee.
My mother drove me to school
after she got coffee.
there are none
Identify if the underlined part of the sentence is an independent or subordinate clause.
Although acupuncture is an ancient medical technique, it is still in use today.
Independent
Subordinate
Identify if the underlined part of the sentence is an independent or subordinate clause.
Since this technique uses no medication, some people may prefer it to prescription medicines.
Independent
Subordinate
Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.
Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.
Eric got an A on the spelling test, _____ he had studied hard.
or
yet
for
but
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
Which sentence correctly connects the following independent clauses?
Mary swam in the pool.
Mary didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.
Mary swam in the pool but, she didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.
Mary swam in the pool but she didn't have any of her friends, with her, to swim with.
Mary swam in the pool but she didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.
How can these independent clauses be combined with the correct punctuation?
I don’t want to do the dishes. I want to take out the garbage.
I don’t want to do the dishes, I want to take out the garbage.
I don’t want to do the dishes, take out the garbage.
I don’t want to do the dishes, but I want to take out the garbage.
But I want to take out the garbage.
How can these independent clauses be combined with the correct punctuation?
Jeff scored the goal. Jeff won the soccer game.
Jeff scored the goal, so he won the soccer game.
Jeff scored the goal, Jeff won the soccer game.
Jeff scored the goal!
So, Jeff won the soccer game.
How can these independent clauses be combined with the correct punctuation?
It’s cold in the winter, it’s hot in the summer.
add a comma after “cold”
take out the comma after “winter”
add the word “and” after the comma
add the word “months” after summer
