Sentence Structure and Clauses MCQs 2026

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Q1Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb is called a
1. Asentence fragment
2. Bcompound sentence
3. Cclause
4. Drun-on
💡 Explanation:
A fragment lacks a subject or a finite verb.
Q2Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
In "Ali plays cricket and Sara plays hockey", the sentence type is
1. Asimple
2. Bcomplex
3. Ccompound-complex
4. Dcompound
💡 Explanation:
Two independent clauses joined by "and" make a compound sentence.
Q3easy
The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does is the
1. Aobject
2. Bpredicate
3. Cmodifier
4. Dsubject
💡 Explanation:
The predicate expresses the action or state of the subject.
Q4hard
"Running down the street" is an example of a
1. Aparticipial phrase
2. Bindependent clause
3. Ccomplete sentence
4. Dnoun clause
💡 Explanation:
It has no subject or finite verb, so it is a participial phrase.
Q5medium
Two independent clauses may be correctly joined by a
1. Acomma alone
2. Bsemicolon
3. Cpreposition
4. Dnoun
💡 Explanation:
A semicolon can correctly link two related independent clauses.
Q6medium
In "When the bell rang, the students left", the dependent clause is
1. Athe students left
2. Bthe bell
3. CWhen the bell rang
4. Dleft
💡 Explanation:
"When the bell rang" cannot stand alone, so it is dependent.
Q7hard
The conjunction "although" introduces a
1. Anoun clause
2. Bmain clause
3. Ccoordinate clause
4. Dsubordinate (concessive) clause
💡 Explanation:
"Although" introduces a concessive subordinate clause.
Q8medium
A phrase differs from a clause because a phrase lacks a
1. Asubject-verb combination
2. Bnoun
3. Cpreposition
4. Dmodifier
💡 Explanation:
A phrase has no subject-verb combination.
Q9medium
"The book on the table" contains a
1. Anoun clause
2. Badverb clause
3. Cprepositional phrase
4. Dindependent clause
💡 Explanation:
"on the table" is a prepositional phrase.
Q10hard
Choose the compound-complex sentence.
1. AI read a book.
2. BWhen it rained, we stayed in, and we watched a film.
3. CI read a book and slept.
4. DBecause I was tired.
💡 Explanation:
It has a dependent clause plus two independent clauses.
Q11Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
A relative clause usually begins with a relative pronoun such as
1. Aand
2. Bbecause
3. Cso
4. Dwho, which or that
💡 Explanation:
Relative clauses begin with who, which, that, etc.
Q12medium
Which sentence is simple?
1. AHe came, and she left.
2. BWhen he came, she left.
3. CHe came home early.
4. DHe came, but she stayed, because it was late.
💡 Explanation:
"He came home early." has a single independent clause.
Q13medium
In "The man who called you is my uncle", the relative clause is
1. Ais my uncle
2. Bwho called you
3. CThe man
4. Dmy uncle
💡 Explanation:
"who called you" modifies "the man".
Q14Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTShard
A dependent clause acting as the subject or object of a verb is a
1. Anoun clause
2. Badverb clause
3. Cadjective clause
4. Dmain clause
💡 Explanation:
A noun clause functions as a subject or object.
Q15Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
The best way to fix a run-on sentence is to
1. Aremove the subject
2. Bdelete the verb
3. Cadd more clauses
4. Dseparate or correctly join the clauses
💡 Explanation:
Run-ons are fixed by separating or properly joining the clauses.
Q16medium
In "She sings well but he dances better", the two clauses are joined by the conjunction
1. Awell
2. Bbetter
3. Cbut
4. Dshe
💡 Explanation:
"But" joins the two independent clauses.
Q17medium
Which is an independent clause?
1. AThe sun rose
2. BWhen the sun rose
3. CBecause the sun rose
4. DAfter the sun rose
💡 Explanation:
"The sun rose" stands alone as a complete thought.
Q18Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
A simple sentence must contain at least
1. Atwo independent clauses
2. Bone subject and one predicate
3. Ca dependent clause
4. Dtwo verbs
💡 Explanation:
A simple sentence needs one subject and one predicate.
Q19medium
The subordinating conjunction in "We left after the movie ended" is
1. AWe
2. Bleft
3. Cafter
4. Dended
💡 Explanation:
"After" subordinates the following clause.
Q20Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
Sentences are classified by structure into simple, compound, complex and
1. Apositive
2. Bnegative
3. Cinterrogative
4. Dcompound-complex
💡 Explanation:
The fourth structural type is compound-complex.
Q21hard
In "I stayed home because I was ill", "because I was ill" is a(n)
1. Anoun clause
2. Brelative clause
3. Cadverb clause of reason
4. Dmain clause
💡 Explanation:
It gives the reason and is an adverb clause of reason.
Q22medium
Which is a sentence fragment?
1. AWhile waiting for the bus.
2. BHe waited for the bus.
3. CThe bus arrived late.
4. DShe caught the bus.
💡 Explanation:
"While waiting for the bus." lacks a main clause.
Q23easy
Which is a complete sentence?
1. ABecause it was raining.
2. BThe team won the match.
3. CRunning very fast.
4. DAfter the long meeting.
💡 Explanation:
"The team won the match." has a subject and a finite verb.
Q24medium
A compound subject contains
1. Aone subject
2. Btwo or more subjects joined by a conjunction
3. Ctwo verbs
4. Dno verb
💡 Explanation:
A compound subject has two or more subjects sharing a verb.
Q25Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
A subordinate clause that answers "when", "where" or "why" is a
1. Anoun clause
2. Brelative clause
3. Cmain clause
4. Dadverb clause
💡 Explanation:
An adverb clause answers when, where, why or how.
Q26medium
The simple subject in "The old wooden bridge collapsed" is
1. Aold
2. Bwooden
3. Ccollapsed
4. Dbridge
💡 Explanation:
The simple subject is the main noun "bridge".
Q27medium
The simple predicate in "The children played happily" is
1. Achildren
2. Bhappily
3. Cplayed
4. DThe children
💡 Explanation:
The simple predicate is the main verb "played".
Q28medium
The simple subject in "The old wooden bridge collapsed" is
1. Aold
2. Bwooden
3. Ccollapsed
4. Dbridge
💡 Explanation:
The simple subject is the main noun "bridge".
Q29medium
A phrase differs from a clause because a phrase lacks a
1. Asubject-verb combination
2. Bnoun
3. Cpreposition
4. Dmodifier
💡 Explanation:
A phrase has no subject-verb combination.
Q30medium
"The book on the table" contains a
1. Anoun clause
2. Badverb clause
3. Cprepositional phrase
4. Dindependent clause
💡 Explanation:
"on the table" is a prepositional phrase.
Q31hard
Choose the compound-complex sentence.
1. AI read a book.
2. BWhen it rained, we stayed in, and we watched a film.
3. CI read a book and slept.
4. DBecause I was tired.
💡 Explanation:
It has a dependent clause plus two independent clauses.
Q32Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
A relative clause usually begins with a relative pronoun such as
1. Aand
2. Bbecause
3. Cso
4. Dwho, which or that
💡 Explanation:
Relative clauses begin with who, which, that, etc.
Q33medium
In "She sings well but he dances better", the two clauses are joined by the conjunction
1. Awell
2. Bbetter
3. Cbut
4. Dshe
💡 Explanation:
"But" joins the two independent clauses.
Q34medium
Which is an independent clause?
1. AThe sun rose
2. BWhen the sun rose
3. CBecause the sun rose
4. DAfter the sun rose
💡 Explanation:
"The sun rose" stands alone as a complete thought.
Q35medium
In "The man who called you is my uncle", the relative clause is
1. Ais my uncle
2. Bwho called you
3. CThe man
4. Dmy uncle
💡 Explanation:
"who called you" modifies "the man".
Q36Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
A simple sentence must contain at least
1. Atwo independent clauses
2. Bone subject and one predicate
3. Ca dependent clause
4. Dtwo verbs
💡 Explanation:
A simple sentence needs one subject and one predicate.
Q37medium
The subordinating conjunction in "We left after the movie ended" is
1. AWe
2. Bleft
3. Cafter
4. Dended
💡 Explanation:
"After" subordinates the following clause.
Q38medium
Which sentence is simple?
1. AHe came, and she left.
2. BWhen he came, she left.
3. CHe came home early.
4. DHe came, but she stayed, because it was late.
💡 Explanation:
"He came home early." has a single independent clause.
Q39Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTShard
A dependent clause acting as the subject or object of a verb is a
1. Anoun clause
2. Badverb clause
3. Cadjective clause
4. Dmain clause
💡 Explanation:
A noun clause functions as a subject or object.
Q40Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
The best way to fix a run-on sentence is to
1. Aremove the subject
2. Bdelete the verb
3. Cadd more clauses
4. Dseparate or correctly join the clauses
💡 Explanation:
Run-ons are fixed by separating or properly joining the clauses.
Q41Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
Sentences are classified by structure into simple, compound, complex and
1. Apositive
2. Bnegative
3. Cinterrogative
4. Dcompound-complex
💡 Explanation:
The fourth structural type is compound-complex.
Q42easy
Which is a complete sentence?
1. ABecause it was raining.
2. BThe team won the match.
3. CRunning very fast.
4. DAfter the long meeting.
💡 Explanation:
"The team won the match." has a subject and a finite verb.
Q43medium
Which is a sentence fragment?
1. AWhile waiting for the bus.
2. BHe waited for the bus.
3. CThe bus arrived late.
4. DShe caught the bus.
💡 Explanation:
"While waiting for the bus." lacks a main clause.
Q44hard
The conjunction "although" introduces a
1. Anoun clause
2. Bmain clause
3. Ccoordinate clause
4. Dsubordinate (concessive) clause
💡 Explanation:
"Although" introduces a concessive subordinate clause.
Q45hard
In "I stayed home because I was ill", "because I was ill" is a(n)
1. Anoun clause
2. Brelative clause
3. Cadverb clause of reason
4. Dmain clause
💡 Explanation:
It gives the reason and is an adverb clause of reason.

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