Exam on Clause/ HSC

(PART A)

1. Complete this sentence: An independent clause has a subject and verb and ________
a) can stand alone as a coherent sentence.
b) expresses a complete thought.
c) Both a and b

2. Complete this sentence: Because a subordinate clause depends on the rest of the
sentence to express a complete thought, it is called a ________
a) prepositional clause.
b) dependent clause.
c) verbal clause.

3. Choose the TRUE statement.

a) A subordinate clause standing alone is an error called a sentence fragment.
b) A subordinate clause always stands alone as an independent sentence.
c) A subordinate clause must be placed by another subordinate clause.

4. Which is an example of a sentence fragment?

a) Because the young elephant named Babanoo was new to the zoo, she was fed first.
b) Because the elephant named Babanoo was new to the zoo and was fed first.
c) The elephant named Babanoo was new to the zoo, so she was fed first.

5. Which example is CORRECT?

a) The attendance award went to whomever had perfect attendance all year.
b) The attendance award went to whoever had perfect attendance all year.
c) Neither a nor b

(PART B)

Combine the sentences using relative clauses without relative pronouns (contact clauses).

1. We bought a car last week. The car is blue.

The car ______________________________________ .

2. The girl is a singer. We met her at the party.

The girl ______________________________________ .

3. The bananas are on the table. George bought them.

The bananas ______________________________________ .

4. We watched a film last night. It was really scary.

The film ______________________________________ .

5. I have to learn new words. They are very difficult.

The new words ______________________________________ .

Exam on Clause/ HSC