Complex Sentence

1.

1 point

Find the subordinate clause in the sentence.

Until Sally finds her textbook, she cannot do the work.

her textbook, she

she cannot do the work.

Until Sally finds her textbook,

2.

1 point

What is the subordinate clause is the following sentence?

If you study for the test, you will do much better.

for the test, you will do

you will do much better.

If you study for the test,

If you study

3.

1 point

Find the subordinating conjunction in the sentence.

I may be a writer or an editor when I grow up.

grow

or

when

4.

1 point

If a subordinate clause is at the beginning of the sentence, what comes before the independent clause?

a comma

a period

a subordinating conjunction

5.

1 point

What is a complex sentence?

An independent clause and a subordinate clause

2 independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction and a comma

A simple sentence

6.

1 point

What is the subordinate clause in the sentence?

Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil, make sure it isn't just lost.

Before you accuse someone

Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil,

make sure it isn't just lost.

stealing your pencil, make sure it isn't

7.

1 point

What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?

When the mailman arrived, the dog barked.

barked

mailman

When

the

8.

1 point

What is the subordinate clause in the sentence?

Once the play started, we were not allowed to talk.

Once the play

we were not allowed to talk.

we were not

Once the play started,

9.

1 point

What is the subordinate clause in the sentence?

Alice played the piano while Mary played her flute.

Alice played her piano

while Mary played her flute

Mary played her flute

Alice played her piano while

10.

1 point

What is an example of a subordinating conjunction?

or

because

yet

and

11.

1 point

Find the subordinate clause in the sentence.

The contest that Athena proposes ends in a draw.

Athena proposes

The contest that Athena

that Athena proposes

ends in a draw.

12.

1 point

What is the subordinate clause is the following sentence?

We won't be able to play unless the rain stops by noon.

unless the rain stops by noon.

We won't be able to play unless

We won't be able to play

the rain stops by noon

13.

1 point

What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?

My Aunt Sabrina, who lives in Dallas, is a copy editor for a newspaper.

lives

Dallas

who

is

14.

1 point

Find the subordinate clause in the sentence.

After Athena arrives, she warns her not to be so boastful.

she warns her not to be so boastful.

After Athena arrives,

arrives, she warns

15.

1 point

What is a subordinate clause?

An independent clause

A simple sentence

A clause that cannot stand by itself as a sentence