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SSC CGL Shuffling of Sentence Parts and Sentences in a Passage — practice questions — page 2

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An independent clause is also known by which other names?Read the answer and worked solution →An independent clause must contain which two parts?Read the answer and worked solution →How can two independent clauses be joined correctly?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word is a coordinating conjunction that can follow a comma to join independent clauses?Read the answer and worked solution →A content clause is also known as which type of clause?Read the answer and worked solution →In "I know who said that", what does the dependent clause "who said that" serve as?Read the answer and worked solution →A relative clause in English functions as which part of speech?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a relative pronoun in English?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence correctly shows the optional omission of "that" in a content clause?Read the answer and worked solution →In which order does subject-verb-object (SVO) structure place its elements?Read the answer and worked solution →The sentence "Sam ate apples" follows which word order?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word order is the most common by number of known languages, ahead of SVO?Read the answer and worked solution →Most SVO languages, such as English, use which kind of adposition?Read the answer and worked solution →In SVO languages, where are relative clauses almost always placed?Read the answer and worked solution →In English, main verbs tend to be preceded by what, as in "I am thinking"?Read the answer and worked solution →

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An independent clause is also known by which other names?

  1. Noun or content clause
  2. Relative or adjective clause
  3. Main or matrix clause
  4. Subordinate or embedded clause
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Correct answer: C. Main or matrix clause

Traditional grammar calls an independent clause a main clause or a matrix clause.

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An independent clause must contain which two parts?

  1. An object and an adverb
  2. A subject and a predicate
  3. A noun and an adjective
  4. A pronoun and a conjunction
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Correct answer: B. A subject and a predicate

A clause that stands alone needs both a subject and a predicate to make sense.

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How can two independent clauses be joined correctly?

  1. With a semicolon
  2. With a dash and colon
  3. With a single comma only
  4. With a stop and a comma
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Correct answer: A. With a semicolon

Independent clauses join with a semicolon, or with a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction.

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