This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I will go to the store ..... I finish my work. A) After. B) When. C) When. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 2. Depressant drugs ..... historically have been known to be addictive are called narcotics. A) Which. B) And. C) They. D) About who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 3. ..... he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an A. A) When. B) Since. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 4. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause. 17. They will cancel the concert unless more tickets are sold. A) They. B) Concert. C) Will cancel. D) Cancel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will cancel. 5. What subordinating conjunction best completes the sentence "I was always on the lookout for bigger fires ..... it was the best way to face my fears" ? A) So that. B) While. C) Whenever. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 6. In Hailey, the best-known lecturer was women's rights activist Abigail Scott Duniway of Portland, Oregon, who could usually be persuaded to speak ..... town visiting her son. A) Was in. B) While in. C) She was in. D) While she was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While in. 7. Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence:I haven't played in the park since I was a kid. A) I haven't played. B) In the park. C) Since I was a kid. D) Played in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since I was a kid. 8. For example, ..... you spin your body around, the fluid in the inner ear begins to spin as well. A) Because. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 9. Which complex sentence correctly uses a comma? A) Because she failed a test, she was grounded. B) She was grounded, because she failed a test. C) Because, she failed a test she was grounded. D) She was grounded because, she failed a test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because she failed a test, she was grounded. 10. ..... they spin, they focus their eyes on one point as long as possible. A) Wherever. B) As. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 11. I'm glad that my mom made me take piano lessons when I was a child ..... I hated it at that time, now I play the piano every day. A) Unless. B) Because. C) If. D) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though. 12. ..... the skyscraper was completed, people started complaining about it. A) Whenever. B) Just. C) As soon as. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as. 13. ADVERB CLAUSES OF CONTRAST make a contrast with the idea in the independent clause. To introduce, use ..... Even though it cost a lot, we attended the olympics. A) Although, even though, though, whereas, while. B) Only while. C) As, because, since. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although, even though, though, whereas, while. 14. Find the adverb clause:After I crashed the car into a tree, I tried to remain calm, but I couldn't suppress the rising panic. A) The rising panic. B) I tried to remain calm. C) But I couldn't suppress the rising panic. D) After the car accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the car accident. 15. The businessman ..... we met on the train yesterday is general manager of a big company. A) Who. B) Whose. C) With whom. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whom. 16. The program can already begin ..... all the participants have arrived now. A) Until. B) Before. C) Unless. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 17. What is the subordinating conjunction?Frank was the only one there when we got home. A) Was. B) When. C) We. D) Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 18. When it rains, I take a nap. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 19. Which sentence starts with a dependent clause? A) If not, we will cancel the party. B) After the meeting, we will go to Payless. C) Since childhood, I have been a bit heavy. D) Before I left my seat, I checked my bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before I left my seat, I checked my bag. 20. Betty looks only ..... something is wrong. A) Only if. B) So that. C) As if. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only if. 21. Until we find the arsonist who set fire to Severide's car, all the other firefighters have to be very careful about where they park their cars. A) Adjective clause / noun clause. B) Adjective clause / noun clause. C) Adverb clause / noun clause. D) Noun clause / adjective clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause / noun clause. 22. The audience started to feel sleepy ..... the speech was dull and too long. A) So. B) If. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 23. Do what is right ..... no one is watching you. A) Because. B) Even if. C) When. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even if. 24. Which of the following sentences uses an adverb clause to show contrast? A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. B) I will go to the party if I finish my homework. C) She sings because she is happy. D) He left when the bell rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 25. Before the bell, several students slipped into their seats. A) Adverb Clause. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional Phrase. 26. I'll send you an email ..... A) If I'll have time tomorrow. B) If I have time tomorrow. C) Although I'll have time tomorrow. D) Although I have time tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I have time tomorrow. 27. Since he was going to be late anyway ..... decided not to go to class. A) Matt. B) , Matt. C) . Matt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , Matt. 28. People take the vaccination in order to ..... catching coronavirus. A) Have avoided. B) Avoided. C) Avoiding. D) Avoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Avoid. 29. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Because no one was home, the thieves robbed the house. A) Because no one was home. B) The thieves robbed the house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because no one was home. 30. What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause? A) A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while an independent clause cannot. B) A dependent clause is always longer than an independent clause. C) An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot. D) Dependent clauses always start with a conjunction, while independent clauses do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdverbial Clauses Quiz 1Adverbial Clauses Quiz 2Adverbial Clauses Quiz 3Adverbial Clauses Quiz 4Adverbial Clauses Quiz 5Adverbial Clauses Quiz 6Adverbial Clauses Quiz 7Adverbial Clauses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books