Free Phrases and Clauses MCQs with Answers
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A phrase is a group of words without a finite subject-verb relationship, while a clause contains one and may be independent or dependent. The topic covers noun, adjective and adverb clauses, main and subordinate clauses, sentence patterns and the difference between a dependent clause, a phrase and a sentence fragment.
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- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it" is an adjective clause because it:-…
Correct answer: Adjective clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "Whoever smelt it" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the subject of the sentence- Begins with the relative pronoun "whoever"-…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "Whatever you wish" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the sentence (the thing being commanded)- Begins with the…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "What you demand" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the sentence (the thing being given)- Begins with the relative…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "That" in the second sentence refers back to the idea expressed in the first sentence, "Liberty means responsibility".
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "Whomever I am with" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the preposition "between"- Begins with the relative pronoun…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "After the movie was over" is an adverb clause because it:- Modifies the verb "went" (indicating when the action took place)- Begins with…
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "When you are looking at it" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the verb "knows"- Begins with the relative adverb…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "That he believes his own story" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the subject of the sentence- Begins with the subordinating…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: A dependent clause (also known as a subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The sentence "Can you tell me why you said that?" is an independent clause because:- It can stand alone as a complete sentence- It…
Correct answer: Independent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Adverb clause
Explanation: A dependent clause cannot stand alone and usually starts with a subordinating conjunction like 'because'.
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "while my mother is cooking dinner" is a dependent clause because it provides additional information about the timing of the action in the…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The clause "why she wasn't in school yesterday" is a dependent clause because:It cannot stand alone as a complete sentenceIt begins with…
Correct answer: Dependent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "she was the best basketball player in the school" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence and conveys…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "if I make the school soccer team" is a dependent clause. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and provides a conditional context…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Clause
- D. Phrase
Explanation: - "You must call me" is an Independent clause: - It has a subject (you) - It has a verb (must call) - It expresses a complete thought- "as…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The sentence "Do you know the student who won the tennis tournament?" is a complex sentence with an independent clause ("Do you know the…
Correct answer: Independent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: The correct answer is option B, 'Dependent clause.' A dependent clause, such as 'when I reached home,' cannot convey a complete thought on…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. relative clause
Explanation: - "if the European Community gives it grain subsidies" is an adverb clause, modifying the verb "might give up" and indicating the…
Correct answer: adverb clause