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**Instructions: ** Choose the
best answer from the options
provided for each question.
1. What is an independent
clause?
A) A group of words that does
not make sense on its own.
B) A group of words that
expresses a complete thought
and can stand alone as a
sentence.
C) A group of words that needs
another clause to make sense.
D) A group of words that only
contains a subject.
2. Identify the dependent clause
in the following sentence:
"After the rain stopped, we
went outside to play."
A) After the rain stopped
B) we went outside
C) to play
D) the rain stopped
3. Which sentence is an example
of a comma splice?
A) I like to swim, and my
brother prefers to hike.
B) The cat slept through the
entire storm, it wasn't scared at
all.
C) She wanted to visit the
museum, so they went there
yesterday.
D) Our school team practiced
hard, they won the
championship.
4. Choose the correct way to fix
this comma splice: "I finished my
homework, I went to the park."
A) I finished my homework I
went to the park.
B) I finished my homework and
went to the park.
C) I finished my homework but
I went to the park.
D) I finished my homework,
and I went to the park.
5. What is a dependent clause?
A) A group of words that
expresses a complete thought
and can stand alone as a
sentence.
B) A group of words that does
not make sense on its own.
C) A group of words that needs
another clause to make sense.
D) A group of words that only
contains a subject.
6. Identify the independent
clause in the following sentence:
"Although it was raining, they
decided to go for a walk."
A) Although it was raining
B) they decided to go
C) for a walk
D) it was raining
7. Which sentence is correctly
punctuated?
A) She studied for the test,
however, she didn't do well.
B) He wants to join the soccer
team, so he's practicing every
day.
C) We went to the store, and
bought some milk.
D) Running late, the bus was
missed by him.
8. What does a comma splice do
to a sentence?
A) It makes the sentence
shorter.
B) It separates two
independent clauses without
proper punctuation.
C) It combines two dependent
clauses.
D) It adds emphasis to the
main idea.
9. Which option correctly fixes
this sentence? "I want to go
swimming, the weather is too
cold."
A) I want to go swimming the
weather is too cold.
B) I want to go swimming but
the weather is too cold.
C) I want to go swimming,
because the weather is too cold.
D) I want to go swimming and
the weather is too cold.
10. What is the purpose of a
dependent clause?
A) To express a complete
thought.
B) To provide extra
information but not affect the
main idea.
C) To stand alone as a
sentence.
D) To add emphasis to the
main idea.