MITS Level C Quiz # 2: Sentence Fragments / Review

Fill in the blanks. 1. An _________________ clause contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Subordinate

• Relative

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

A _________________ clause contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought. This is why a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• Dependent

• Independent

• Relative

• Subordinate

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

A _________________ is a word group that does not contain its own subject and/or verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• Fragment

• Clause

• Sentence

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Fill in the blanks. 4. The acronym AAAWWUBBIS helps you to remember the subordinating conjunctions. If you put an AAAWWUBBIS in front of a sentence, the sentence becomes a __________________________ clause.

• Dependent

• Independent

• Coordinating

• Relative

If you leave a dependent clause or a phrase by itself, you create a __________________________ __________________________.

• Sentence fragment

• Complete sentence

• Independent clause

• Run-on sentence

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Check off the four common causes of a sentence fragment.

• Lack of a subject

• Incorrect punctuation

• Lack of a verb

• Dependent clause left alone

• Phrase left alone

Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), a relative clause (RC) or a phrase (P).

Although John did not expect his recommendations to have much of an effect, he presented his recommendations to the city manager.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), a relative clause (RC) or a phrase (P).

Although John did not expect his recommendations to have much of an effect, he presented his recommendations to the city manager.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), a relative clause (RC) or a phrase (P).

John, a highly respected engineer, presented his recommendations to the city manager.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), a relative clause (RC) or a phrase (P).

John, who was a teacher before becoming an engineer, presented his recommendations to the city manager.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)