Grade 7 Clause Quiz

Which highlighted clause does not have clear meaning?

• Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time. I'm so moving on.

• Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time. I'm so moving on.

• Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time. I'm so moving on.

Which highlighted clause does not have clear meaning?

• Although she had been looking forward to attending it for weeks, the concert tickets were sold out.

• Although she had been looking forward to attending it for weeks, the concert tickets were sold out.

• Because he had a passion for storytelling and visual arts, John decided to pursue a career in filmmaking.

• Because he had a passion for storytelling and visual arts, John decided to pursue a career in filmmaking.

Which highlighted clause has a clear meaning?

• Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around ‘cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile.

• Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around ‘cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile.

• Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around ‘cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile.

Which highlighted clause has a clear meaning?

• Since they had trained rigorously for months, the team celebrated their victory.

• Since they had trained rigorously for months, the team celebrated their victory.

• Although it was initially rejected by multiple publishers, the novel captivated readers around the world.

• Although it was initially rejected by multiple publishers, the novel captivated readers around the world.

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone and express a complete thought.

• A group of words that is always a run-on sentence

• A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• A group of words that is always a fragment

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words that does not contain a subject or verb

• A group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.

• A punctuation mark used to separate independent clauses

• A single word that expresses a complete thought

What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

• An independent clause has a subject and a verb, while a dependent clause does not

• An independent clause always starts with a conjunction, while a dependent clause does not

• An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.

• An independent clause is longer than a dependent clause

What is the word that is added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause? Example: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to

• Preposition
• Dependent marker word

• Subordinating conjunction
• Coordinating conjunction

What is a clause?

• A group of words containing a subject and a predicate.

• A sentence that ends with a period.

• A collection of related sentences within a paragraph.

• A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as."