This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'Some people like living in the country, whereas others prefer city living, ' the word 'whereas' is used to: A) Show direct contrast. B) Introduce a cause. C) Give an example. D) Indicate time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show direct contrast. 2. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year of 79, the city of Pompeii vanished. A) Noun clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Adverb clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb clause. 3. What does the adverb clause modify? Jessica and Anna look as though they have some exciting news for us. A) Look. B) Jessica and Anna. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look. 4. ADJ Clause:Billy is your friend whom you helped. A) Bill is your friend. B) Whom you helped. C) You helped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom you helped. 5. What is the adverb clause in the following sentence:David fed his dog after he gave her a bath. A) David fed his dog. B) After he gave. C) He gave her a bath. D) After he gave her a bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After he gave her a bath. 6. ..... invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways. A) Even though it. B) Although is. C) Despite. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 7. ..... so dry during the summer, it is prohibited to light camp fires A) Because the forest area in the San Bernardino mountains. B) Being the forest area in the San Bernardino mountains is. C) Being the forest area in the San Bernardino mountains was. D) The forest area in the San Bernardino mountains is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The forest area in the San Bernardino mountains is. 8. Complete the sentence with the correct infinitive of purpose:'She went to the gym ..... ' A) So that she could meet her friends'. B) To lose weight. C) Because she was bored. D) After finishing work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lose weight. 9. ..... we've spent a lot of money on the house renovation, we can't go on vacation this year. A) While. B) Because. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 10. She ..... by the fire, reading a book and sipping a mug of coffee.(The participle shows two actions going on simultaneously.) A) SAT. B) SIT. C) SITTING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SAT. 11. .Identify the dependent clause in this sentence below. I like this museum because it has many unique artefacts. A) I like this museum. B) Because it has many unique artefacts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it has many unique artefacts. 12. The medicine is not effective unless taken as directed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. Use an adverb clause to modify the verb in the following sentence:She ran quickly. A) With a big smile on her face. B) Slowly and cautiously. C) While eating a sandwich. D) As if she were being chased by a bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As if she were being chased by a bear. 14. ..... my coworker is quiet, I am very talkative at work. A) In spite of. B) Despite. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 15. Curtis has few friends ..... he is good-looking and rich. A) Even though. B) In spite of. C) Whereas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 16. Which word is the subordinating conjunction?Because I had missing work, I had to go to study hall. A) Because. B) Had. C) Work. D) Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 17. ..... you remind me about the meeting, I'm afraid I'll forget, so please call the day before. A) Unless. B) Even if. C) Only if. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 18. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she ..... 911. A) Call. B) Called. C) Calling. D) Was calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 19. We will be leaving ..... she arrives. A) Since. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 20. You have to apologize to your sister ..... you want to do it or not. A) Wether. B) Unless. C) Provided that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wether. 21. If you need a piece of advice, you can talk to Claudia. She is the one who has the best advice. A) Adjective clause / adverb clause. B) Adverb clause / adverb clause. C) Adverb clause / adjective clause. D) Noun clause / adjective clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb clause / adjective clause. 22. ..... , we will be able to leave for the airport. A) Before the taxi arrived. B) As soon as the taxi arrives. C) While the taxi was arriving. D) After the taxi had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as the taxi arrives. 23. 'The last single from Lil Wayne' is an example of: A) An adverb clause of contrast. B) Not a clause. C) A dependent clause. D) An independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not a clause. 24. Choose the correct adverb clause of reason to complete the sentence:'She couldn't go to the concert ..... she had to work.' A) Because. B) So that. C) Although. D) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 25. Identify the adverbial clause:Please visit us whenever you are in the Chicago area. A) Whenever you are. B) The Chicago are. C) Whenever you are in the Chicago area. D) Please visit us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever you are in the Chicago area. 26. Adjective or Adverb clause?The store whose employees are very nice went out of business. A) Adjective Clause. B) Adverb clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective Clause. 27. Maria waits until her husband, Al, ..... to work before she calls her friends on the phone. A) Will have gone. B) Goes. C) Will go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes. 28. He will take the dog out for a walk ..... A) After he will finish dinner. B) As soon as he has finished dinner. C) When he finished dinner. D) By the time he finishes dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as he has finished dinner. 29. In the sentence 'After she finished her homework, she went to bed.', what type of clause is 'After she finished her homework'? A) Subordinate adjective clause. B) Subordinate conjunction clause. C) Subordinate noun clause. D) Subordinate adverbial clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subordinate adverbial clause. 30. Is the following clause independent or subordinate:Before somebody pokes an eye out. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. ← 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