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1. The distinguishing characteristic of a clause is that it contains which of the following?
2. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence: "Vladimir, who behaves very badly, stole cookies when his mother wasn't looking."
3. Identify the adjective clause in this sentence: "Given the choice of four answers, you will hopefully choose the one that is correct."
4. Identify the independent (main) clause in this sentence: "Humphrey collects spiders with the aid of tweezers that can pinch well."
5. Separate the independent (main) clause from the subordinate clause in this sentence: "A cow produces milk, which is necessary for dunking cookies."
6. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence: "Flying over the spikes, Gregory burped.
7. Identify this clause as either independent (main) or subordinate: "Frederick's video contains the code"
8. Identify the number of subordinate clauses in this sentence: "Barging in the door, the husband was shocked to find his wife exercising to Richard Simmons videos."
9. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence and determine whether it functions as an adjective clause or adverb clause: "I love porcupines because they are spikey."
10. Determine the number of independent clauses in this sentence "Fiona enjoys waltzing with Reginaldo by day, and she delights in her midnight clubbing with Ted, who is very romantic, by night.
11. For the remainder of this quiz, we will be examining sentence structure. Identify the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: "The bikers rejoiced and celebrated because they defeated their rival gang in a gardening competition."
12. This sentence is compound: "The jellyfish and the squid attacked the predator, which had charged mercilessly."
13. Identify the sentence as Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex: "The alien army wanted to defeat the enemy that had insulted them, but they were melted by lasers."
14. Identify this sentence as either Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex: "Not being sane, Penelope signed up to take part in a very dangerous chainsaw juggling contest."
15. Identify the type of sentence structure in this sentence: "Grandma has many musical interests, and her listening sessions run the gamut from Bach to Usher."
16. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence as well as the sentence structure type: "Dr. Ed Mok Mou Gu, a Chemistry professor, enjoys lab experiments that are very hands on, and his family hopes to take a vacation to Spain soon."
17. Identify the type of sentence structure: "Because Alonso is crazy, he believes that he is a knight."
18. Identify the type of sentence structure in this sentence: "I had hoped to make a statue, but I lack the marble."
19. Identify the type of sentence structure: "While you are killing ninjas, it is important to consider the consequences."
20. Identify the type of sentence structure: "Did you know that that ugly old woman could play the bassoon so well?"
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