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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can adverb clauses stand alone? A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 2. My registration was canceled ..... I didn't pay my fees on time A) Even though. B) For. C) Now that. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 3. Although wasn't difficult, the exam took a lot of time A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 4. A black cat ran across the road as I ..... my car to work this morning. A) Drove. B) Was driving. C) Had driven. D) Drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was driving. 5. [After we found the puppy, ] we took it to the animal shelter. A) Adverb Clause. B) Adjective Clause. C) Noun Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb Clause. 6. They ..... when the burglars ..... in. A) Were sleeping, broke. B) Were sleeping, were breaking. C) Was sleeping, broke. D) Slept, broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sleeping, broke. 7. They continued to walk ..... they were extremely exhausted. A) Although. B) If. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 8. Change the adverb clauses to adverb phrases if possible. Before George took his driving test, he answered a few questions about the traffic laws. A) No Change Possible. B) Before taking his driving test, George answered a few questions about the traffic laws. C) Before George taking his driving test, he answered a few questions about the traffic laws. D) Before taking his driving test, he answered a few questions about the traffic laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before taking his driving test, George answered a few questions about the traffic laws. 9. The jar's lid is ..... (so/such) stuck that we have to use tools to open it. A) So. B) Such. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 10. I found your pen wherever you dropped it. A) Conditions. B) Purpose. C) Reasons. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place. 11. Dad when he was trying to support me thought I should face down my enemy. A) No Change. B) Dad, when he was trying to support me thought I should face down my enemy. C) Dad when he was trying to support me, thought I should face down my enemy. D) Dad, when he was trying to support me, thought I should face down my enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dad, when he was trying to support me, thought I should face down my enemy. 12. Identify the ADVERB clause in the following sentence:A lie travels around the world while truth is putting her boots on. A) While truth is putting her boots on. B) A lie travels around the world. C) While truth is. D) A lie travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While truth is putting her boots on. 13. ..... Chicago is a large city, it has a lot of parks and gardens. A) Even though. B) Even. C) When. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 14. Choose the adverb clause of result.It was such a busy flu season that some health clinics ran out of the vaccine. Also, some people became ill soon after they had a flu shot because it takes two weeks for the vaccine to build immunity in the body. A) Because it takes two weeks. B) Soon after they had a flu shot. C) Became ill. D) That some health clinics ran out of the vaccine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That some health clinics ran out of the vaccine. 15. The stairs ..... lead to the attic are slipery. A) Which. B) Who. C) Where. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 16. Punctuate Correctly:Chocolate because it has a low melting point can be difficult to bake with. A) Chocolate, because it has a low melting point, can be difficult to bake with. B) Chocolate because it has a low melting point can be difficult to bake with. C) Chocolate, because it has a low melting point can be difficult to bake with. D) Chocolate because it has a low melting point, can be difficult to bake with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chocolate, because it has a low melting point, can be difficult to bake with. 17. The dependent clause is the: A) Conditional clause. B) Main clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditional clause. 18. Find the adverb clause in each sentence then identify which word it modifies:The astronomers waited until the sky was completely dark. A) Astronomers. B) Waited. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waited. 19. I will stay in America ..... I have perfect English. A) Until. B) So that. C) Wherever. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 20. ADJ Clause:Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy. A) Pizza is not very healthy. B) Pizza, which most people love. C) Which most people love. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which most people love. 21. Subordinating conjunction A) How. B) After. C) Like. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 22. Find the adverb clause in each sentence then identify which word it modifies:Because three members were absent, the meeting was canceled. A) Were. B) Was. C) Was canceled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was canceled. 23. This sentence contains a reduced adverb clause. Indicate if the sentence is correct or incorrect.Though was surprised at the results, she was pleased with what she had done. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 24. Although the weather was awful, we went on a hike. A) Although awful, we went on a hike. B) Although the weather was awful, we went on a hike.-NO CHANGE POSSIBLE. C) Being awful, we went on a hike. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although the weather was awful, we went on a hike.-NO CHANGE POSSIBLE. 25. Which of the following sentences punctuates the introductory adverb clause correctly? A) 'As the sun set, the room grew darker.' B) 'As the sun set the room grew darker.' C) 'As the sun set, the room grew, darker.' D) 'As the sun set the room, grew darker.' A) As the sun set the room, grew darker. B) As the sun set, the room grew, darker. C) As the sun set the room grew darker. D) As the sun set, the room grew darker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As the sun set, the room grew darker. 26. " ..... she finished her homework, she went to bed." A) Before. B) If. C) After. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 27. ADJ Clause:Grandpa remembers the old days when there was no television. A) When there was no TV. B) Grandpa remembers the old days. C) The old days when there was no TV. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When there was no TV. 28. He went to work ..... he fed the cats. A) Since. B) When. C) After. D) Till. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 29. The fish swam blissfully through the ocean until they spotted a menacing shark. A) Adverb Clause. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb Clause. 30. Find the adverb clause:Sally wanted to go to the park after the parade ended. A) "to go to the park after the parade ended". B) "Sally wanted to go the the park ended". C) "after the parade ended". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "after the parade ended". 31. Small sailboats can easily capsize ..... they are not handled carefully. A) If. B) But. C) So. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 32. This house ..... since last week. A) Was built. B) Has built. C) Has been built. D) Built. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been built. 33. An adverb clause must always be at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Farmers rely on Chemicals for their crops ..... they need them to fight crops natural enemies. A) Because. B) So that. C) Whenever. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 35. In the sentence:If you work hard, you can get all your goals. what is the dependent clause? A) If you work hard. B) You can get all your goals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you work hard. 36. He will apply for a job ..... A) When he is graduating from university. B) Until he graduated from university. C) After he had graduated from university. D) As soon as he graduates from university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as he graduates from university. 37. Once purchased, the swimsuits cannot be returned. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 38. Fruit that is grown organically is usually more expensive. A) Fruit that is grown organically. B) Fruit is usually more expensive. C) That is grown organically. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is grown organically. 39. I would like to go out . it is raining A) Although. B) Before. C) By the time. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 40. Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:I don't know where she went. A) Why she went. B) When she went. C) Where she went. D) How she went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where she went. 41. ..... people in the US start driving at age 16, people in my country start driving at age 18. A) Since. B) Whereas. C) When. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whereas. 42. When we arrived at the restaurant, the others ..... A) Are leaving. B) Have left. C) Left. D) Had already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had already left. 43. What kind of adverb clause can you identify in the following sentence. As you proved that you are a good credit risk, we have decided to extend the time limit for repayment of your loan. A) Reason clause. B) Manner clause. C) Time clause. D) Purpose clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason clause. 44. You should come and visit us whenever you feel better. A) Adverb Clause. B) Adjective Clause. C) Noun Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb Clause. 45. I will send you some postcards, ..... A) Until I will arrive at the destination. B) As soon as I arrive at the destination. C) After I had arrived at the destination. D) When I arrived at the destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as I arrive at the destination. 46. Though it's not a question I can answer, I can give you some advice. A) Though I can answer, I can give you some advice. B) Though being not a question, I can give you some advice. C) Though it's not a question I can answer, I can give you some advice.-NO CHANGE POSSIBLE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though it's not a question I can answer, I can give you some advice.-NO CHANGE POSSIBLE. 47. ....he was not there, I spoke to his mother. A) After. B) Whenever. C) Since. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As. 48. We cancelled our flight ..... the bad weather. A) Because. B) Because of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 49. The medicine works well when ..... correctly A) Has taken. B) Taken. C) Taking. D) Is taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taken. 50. We'll send you an email of confirmation ..... A) While we were making our final decision. B) As soon as we have made our final decision. C) Before we made our final decision. D) After we had made our final decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as we have made our final decision. 51. When writing a sentence with an adverb clause of contrast using 'while' or 'whereas', what punctuation is necessary? A) No comma is necessary. B) A comma before the main clause. C) A period before the adverb clause. D) A comma after the main clause if the main clause is in the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma after the main clause if the main clause is in the beginning of the sentence. 52. A waiter is a person ..... job is to serve customers in a restaurant. A) Whose. B) Which. C) Who's. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 53. I'm sorry! I cannot help you today ..... I have many errands to run. A) Because. B) Although. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 54. ..... you do well on your exams ..... ..... give you your bicycle. A) Even if-we will. B) If only-will we. C) Only if-will we. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only if-will we. 55. Find the adverb clause in each sentence then identify which word it modifies:Although Congress passed the bill, the President vetoed it. A) President. B) Vetoed. C) Passed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vetoed. 56. They stayed at home ..... the rain. A) In order to. B) Because of. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 57. Make sure you close all the windows ..... A) Before you leave. B) When you left. C) Until you will leave. D) After you leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before you leave. 58. Identify the ADVERB clause in the following sentence:Where there is love, I will be there. A) There is love. B) Where there is love. C) Will be there. D) I will be there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where there is love. 59. ..... they must be in contact with them all the time. It's so annoying! A) Even though. B) As if. C) Unless. D) As though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As though. 60. Recognize the adverb clause in the following sentence:She will come over when she finishes her homework. A) Because she finishes her homework. B) She will come over. C) When she finishes her homework. 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