This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Though he was talented, he didn't get the job. A) Though was talented, he didn't get the job. B) Though talented, he didn't get the job. C) Though talenting, he didn't get the job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Though talented, he didn't get the job. 2. I ran out of gas ..... I was driving home from work. A) So that. B) Since. C) Because. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 3. The brand new Porsche, being purchased a week ago, was destroyed in an accident A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 4. Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence:Even though I studied hard for the exam, it was really hard. A) Even though. B) Even though I studied hard for the exam. C) I studied hard for the exam. D) It was really hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though I studied hard for the exam. 5. Select the adverbial clause in the sentence:I will call you when I arrive. A) When I arrive. B) Arrive. C) You when. D) I will call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I arrive. 6. Since the weather was cold, we stayed at home and watch TV. Due to ..... , we stayed at home and watch TV A) Th weather cold. B) The weather was cold. C) The cold weather. D) Weather cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cold weather. 7. The exhausted student dozed peacefully while his teacher gave him a demerit. What word does the clause modify? A) Student. B) Teacher. C) Peacefully. D) Dozed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dozed. 8. ..... until she apologizes. A) I not speak to Kate. B) I didn't speak to Kate. C) I don't speak to Kate. D) I won't speak to Kate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I won't speak to Kate. 9. Exercise 2:Identifying What Adverb Clauses ModifyIdentify the word being modified by the Adverb Clause.13. The forest muffled all outside noises when I stood in it. A) Forest. B) Muffled. C) Noises. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muffled. 10. ..... her legs were hurt, she made attempt to finish the running track. A) Because of. B) Even though. C) In spite of. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though. 11. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:As the parade started, the sun came out and the sky cleared. A) As the parade started. B) The sun came out and the sky cleared. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the parade started. 12. I bring the things my parents have taught me ..... i go. A) Because. B) When. C) Wherever. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wherever. 13. What does the conjunction OR demonstrate? A) It adds a second part. B) It adds information. C) It shows alternative. D) It shows contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shows alternative. 14. I ..... TV when the electricity cut off. A) Were watching. B) Watched. C) Had watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 15. .... it may be necessary to spend some time in a hospital, most people do not enjoy the stay. A) So that. B) Whenever. C) Although. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 16. Peter went back to school ..... the phone. A) After John calling him on. B) John had called him on. C) After John had called him on. D) After John had called him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After John had called him on. 17. ..... that they are good friends, they argue a lot. A) Despite. B) In spite of the fact. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In spite of the fact. 18. Which one of the following is NOT a temporal conjunction? A) How. B) When. C) Until. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How. 19. Error Identification:Snakebirds were not (A) given their name because (B) they eat snakes, (C) but (D) because of their long, slender necks resemble snakes. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 20. Princess Bree, [who had slept for a century, ] suddenly awakened. A) Adverb Clause. B) Adjective Clause. C) Noun Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective Clause. 21. He was late for school ..... he still took his own sweet time. A) Yet. B) But. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 22. Because I was feeling a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. A) Feeling I was a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. B) Was I feeling a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. C) Having felt a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. D) Feeling a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling a bit under the weather, I didn't go to work. 23. Whenever I go to the dentist, A) I have gotten nervous. B) I will get nervous. C) I got nervous. D) I get nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I get nervous. 24. The neighbor lady was surprised, because I didn't run in the opposite direction from fire. A) No Change. B) The neighbor lady was surprised because I didn't run in the opposite direction from the fire. C) The neighbor lady was surprised because I didn't run, in the opposite direction, from the fire. D) The neighbor lady was surprised because, I didn't run in the opposite direction from the fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The neighbor lady was surprised because I didn't run in the opposite direction from the fire. 25. Can this sentence be reduced: "Once your thesis is submitted, the grade will appear in your student's account" A) Yes. B) No. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 26. I will phone you ..... I get there. A) Till. B) While. C) As soon as. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as. 27. ..... toward shore, its shape is changed by its collision with the shallow sea bottom. A) A wave rolls. B) As a wave rolls. C) During a wave rolls. D) A wave's rolling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a wave rolls. 28. When I last saw him, he ..... in London. A) Was living. B) Is living. C) Has been living. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was living. 29. My brother likes eating fried chicken ..... it's very bad for his health. A) Although. B) Because. C) When. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 30. Identify the subordinating conjunction that begins the adverb clause. "When I'd feel its head near my fingertips I would wave it away triumphantly." A) Would. B) Near. C) Away. D) When. 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