Sentence Structure, Clauses & Active/Passive Voice is one of 9 topics in the Grade 9 English Home Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is another name for a main clause?
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Relative clause
Subordinate clause
Answer: Independent clause — A main clause is also called an independent clause, since it could stand alone as its own sentence.
Easy
2. Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction: "Although the rain had stopped, the match was delayed"?
Although
Match
Delayed
Stopped
Answer: Although — "Although" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause.
Medium
3. What punctuation mark is needed after a dependent clause that comes FIRST in a sentence?
Answer: A comma — A comma follows a dependent clause that comes first, as in "Although the rain had stopped, the match was delayed."
