This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr Brown will have worked at this school for 32 years ..... A) After he had retired. B) By the time he retires. C) As soon as he had retired. D) When he retired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time he retires. 2. He buys something wherever he goes. A) Reasons. B) Conditions. C) Purpose. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place. 3. I ..... my best friend since she was ten years old. A) Have known. B) Had known. C) Know. D) Knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have known. 4. Rewrite the following sentence with the introductory adverb clause punctuated correctly:'After the game was over the team celebrated their victory.' A) After the game was over, the team celebrated, their victory. B) After the game was over, the team celebrated their victory. C) After the game was over; the team celebrated their victory. D) After the game was over the team celebrated their victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the game was over, the team celebrated their victory. 5. I find it difficult to remember my appointments unless I put a reminder on my smartphone. A) If I don't put a reminder on my smartphone, I find it difficult to remember my appointments. B) If I don't put a reminder on my smartphone, I don't find it difficult to remember my appointments. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I don't put a reminder on my smartphone, I find it difficult to remember my appointments. 6. ..... we started early, we were the last to arrive. A) Although. B) Since. C) Despite. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 7. Identify the function of the clause: "that time you got in trouble" in the sentence: "I don't like hearing about that time you got in trouble." A) The clause functions as a direct object. B) The clause functions as the object of a preposition. C) The clause functions as the subject of the sentence. D) The clause functions as an adverbial clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clause functions as the object of a preposition. 8. ..... the horrible tsunami, there were no dead. A) In spite of. B) Due to. C) Since. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite of. 9. You will continue to put on weight ..... you start to eat less junk food. A) Until. B) While. C) As long as. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless. 10. ..... my friend arrived, we went to the mall. A) Before. B) After. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 11. Because she was late, she didn't get tickets for the show. A) Having be late, she didn't get tickets for the show. B) Was late, she didn't get tickets for the show. C) Being late, she didn't get tickets for the show. D) Being lated, she didn't get tickets for the show. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being late, she didn't get tickets for the show. 12. ..... , I discovered that my stereo had been stolen. A) On that looking into my car. B) Looking into my car when I. C) When I look into my car. D) On looking into my car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On looking into my car. 13. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause. 20. To talk after you are told to stop is to risk punishment A) Punishment. B) Talk. C) To talk. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk. 14. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause. 18. The man, straining as he lifted the piano, injured his back. A) Back. B) Injured. C) Straining. D) Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straining. 15. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause.14. To discuss problems whenever they arise is a good policy. A) To discuss problems. B) Problems. C) To discuss. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To discuss problems. 16. You won't be a champion ..... you practice regularly. A) Unless. B) Since. C) Even though. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 17. My father usually wears formal clothes ..... he is working in a bank. A) Since. B) Wherever. C) If. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 18. Hoa worked hard, ..... she passed her exam. A) So. B) Because. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 19. Find the adverb clause in each sentence then identify which word it modifies:When the roller coaster plunged over the top, everyone screamed. A) Plunged. B) Screamed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Screamed. 20. Don't bother me ..... I am busy playing video games. A) When. B) Before. C) As soon as. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 21. Every night I always read ..... I get sleepy. A) When. B) Since. C) After. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 22. ..... I am tired, I will continue working. A) Even though. B) Whereas. C) While. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 23. What is the adverb clause in the following sentence:Please do not use your phone when you are driving. A) When you are. B) Please do not use your phone. C) Please do not. D) When you are driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When you are driving. 24. .... standards of living have fallen, polls still show the current government will win the next election. A) Although. B) Since. C) Because. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 25. .... most students dislike English courses, they must take them in order to graduate. A) Because. B) When. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 26. Some people move to big cities ..... they can live more exciting lives. A) Due to. B) Even though. C) Although. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 27. Sally got her sewing machine, fabric, and thread ready before she started making blankets. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 28. An ADVERB CLAUSE is ..... A) The present simple. B) A dependent clause that indicates when, how, where, why, under what conditions things happen. C) An action that was planned or expected at a time in the past. D) An independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dependent clause that indicates when, how, where, why, under what conditions things happen. 29. Identify the function of the clause: "what I like to hear" in the sentence: "Megan Hilty sang exactly what I like to hear." A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Adverbial Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 30. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Vicky can stay as long as she would like. A) Vicky can stay. B) As long as she would like. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As long as she would like. 31. ..... he didn't like the food, he ate it all. A) Even though. B) Becuase. C) In case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 32. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause.16. Eating before I exercise makes me sluggish. A) Eating. B) Sluggish. C) Me. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 33. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Phyllis locked the door of the supply room before she left. A) Phyllis locked the door of the supply room. B) Before she left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before she left. 34. With the rise of digital communication, people can now work remotely from ..... in the world. A) Whenever. B) Everywhere. C) Whatever. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everywhere. 35. Identify the adverb clause of reason in the following sentence:'She studied hard so that she could pass the exam.' A) Since she wanted to pass the exam. B) So that she could pass the exam. C) In order to pass the exam. D) Because she wanted to pass the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that she could pass the exam. 36. What is the adverb clause in the following sentence:Josie often listens to music when she does her homework. A) Often listens to music. B) Josie often listens. C) When she does her homework. D) She does her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When she does her homework. 37. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Though it was not her job, Abby took out the trash. A) Though it was not her job. B) Abby took out the trash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though it was not her job. 38. Change the adverb clauses to adverb phrases if possible. While I was sitting on the bus, I fell asleep. A) No Change Possible. B) I fell asleep while sitting on the bus. C) While sitting on the bus I fell asleep. D) While sitting on the bus, I fell asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While sitting on the bus, I fell asleep. 39. It is better to do it slowly ..... make a mistake. A) In order not to. B) In order to not. C) So not to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order not to. 40. I can't remember the last time when we traveled together. A) Adverb Clause. B) Adjective Clause. C) Noun Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective Clause. 41. Identify the clause:Since I went to Ella's, I've been looking forward to FroYo Friday! A) Since I went. B) I've been looking. C) Since I went to Ella's. D) FroYo Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since I went to Ella's. 42. Nelson and Elena don't go dancing ..... they have children. A) Once. B) Now that (because now). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Now that (because now). 43. I will lend you money ..... if you promise to pay it back. A) When. B) If. C) As. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 44. ADV Clause:Since I'll be working late, I'll eat downtown. A) Since I'll be working late. B) I'll eat downtown. C) Since I'll be working late, I'll eat downtown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since I'll be working late. 45. She has stayed here ..... she was born. A) If. B) While. C) So. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 46. Adjective or Adverb clause?The book bag that is on the floor has my notebook in it. A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 47. ..... , I will tell him to look at my throat. A) After I had seen the doctor this afternoon. B) Before I see the doctor this afternoon. C) When I see the doctor this afternoon. D) Until I saw the doctor this afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I see the doctor this afternoon. 48. ..... , I will reply to you at once. A) When I was receiving your message. B) Until I received your message. C) After I had received your message. D) As soon as I receive your message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as I receive your message. 49. I will play soccer with my friends ..... A) When I was completing my assignment. B) AfterI had completed assignment. C) As soon as I have completed my assignment. D) Until I completed my assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as I have completed my assignment. 50. ..... Carl has started his new business, he won't have time to hang out with anyone for a while. A) Now that. B) If. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Now that. 51. ..... I don't get on well with Mary, I really admire her inteligence and beauty. A) While. B) When. C) Although. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 52. The tourist screamed ..... a man tried to steal her camera. A) After. B) When. C) While. D) By the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 53. Since he was late, he started the meeting at 10. A) Being late, he started the meeting at 10. B) Since being late, he started the meeting at 10. C) Since late, he started the meeting at 10. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being late, he started the meeting at 10. 54. This sentence is properly punctuated:Bonnie will steal your napkin if you leave it in your lap. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. She started to play the piano 5 years ago. A) She didn't play the piano 5 years ago. B) She played the piano 5 years ago. C) She has known how to play the piano for 5 years. D) The last time she played the piano was 5 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has known how to play the piano for 5 years. 56. Since coming to Sardinia, John has made many friends. A) Correct. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 57. To reduce an adjective clause, don't omit the adjective clause connector/subject, and the be-verb A) Correct statement. B) Incorrect statement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect statement. 58. After lunch, my friend and I walked to PE. A) Adverb Clause. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional Phrase. 59. It's important to sleep for at least 7 hours a night ..... less than this may lead to tiredness during the day. A) Even though. B) While. C) As. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 60. Let me know ..... you need anything. A) Though. B) Since. C) If. 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