This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It ..... every day for two weeks, completely ruining our vacation.(The participle shows the effect/result of something.) A) RAINED. B) RAIN. C) RAINING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RAINED. 2. Select the Adverb Clause of Reason: A) Paul has been waiting for them since they took the train. B) Can you turn off the light as you go out, please?. C) Now that Jane is ready, we can start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Now that Jane is ready, we can start. 3. What is the main difference between 'whereas' and 'while' when used to show contrast? A) There is no difference in their use. B) 'Whereas' indicates a time relationship. C) 'While' can only be used at the beginning of a sentence. D) 'Whereas' is more formal than 'while.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Whereas' is more formal than 'while.'. 4. The committee will not make a final decision ..... all members have reviewed the report in detail. A) Whereas. B) As long as. C) Till. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Till. 5. She hurt herself while she ..... hide-and-seek with her friends. A) Is playing. B) Played. C) Was playing. D) Had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was playing. 6. As soon as summer arrives, eager visitors come to Acadia National Park on the Atlantic coast of Maine.What word does the adverb phrase modify? A) Come. B) Arrives. C) Atlantic. D) Maine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 7. ..... , he will take the children for a work to a nearby playground. A) When he was finishing dinner. B) Until he finished dinner. C) Once he had finished dinner. D) As soon as he finishes dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as he finishes dinner. 8. Which chewed up the telephone book. The clause above is a/an: A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 9. List some common subordinating conjunctions. A) Although, because, since, unless. B) And, but, or, so. C) If, when, where, who. D) For, nor, yet, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although, because, since, unless. 10. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? Amanda please plug in the chromebooks for me. A) After "please". B) After "plus". C) After "chromebooks". D) After "Amanda". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After "Amanda". 11. ..... the letter, Tom will have left for Paris. A) Before we received. B) By the time we receive. C) When we received. D) After we received. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time we receive. 12. I waited for my friend until he arrived. A) Time. B) Purpose. C) Manner. D) Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 13. ..... the world population is growing, cities are becoming larger. A) Although. B) Since. C) Now that. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Now that. 14. ..... the going gets tough, the tough gets going. A) When. B) Where. C) Because. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 15. Which of the following is also a subordinating conjunctions? A) Than. B) But. C) Nor. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 16. Choose the adverb clause of purpose.If you have a cold, you should cover your mouth whenever you sneeze. One sneeze can spread 5, 000 droplets, containing 10, 000 bacteria. You should also wash your hands after you sneeze or cough so you don't spread germs. A) If you have a cold. B) So you don't spread germs. C) After you sneeze or cough. D) Whenever you sneeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So you don't spread germs. 17. Is there an adverb clause in this sentence?Although Tammy knew the answer, she did not volunteer. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 18. A state that was orderly reflected the pattern of the universe. A) Noun clause. B) Adjective clause. C) Adverb clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective clause. 19. Is the following complex sentence punctuated correctly?:Although most of the snow melted we had a snow day anyway. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. ..... they are successful, they are not satisfied with those achievements. A) So that. B) Because. C) Though. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though. 21. ..... there are a lot of government offices in Putrajaya, many government workers live there. A) Just as. B) Although. C) Due to. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 22. ..... you never give up on your dreams, ..... you will succeed someday. A) If then. B) Either or. C) Not only but also. D) Neither nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If then. 23. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Many animals are friendly unless they are provoked. A) Many animals are friendly. B) Unless they are provoked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unless they are provoked. 24. What does the adverb clause add to the following sentence:Before Uncle Dan got home, I took out the trash. A) Tells WHEN I took out the trash. B) Tells WHERE I took out the trash. C) Tells TO WHAT EXTENT I took out the trash. D) Tells UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS I took out the trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tells WHEN I took out the trash. 25. ..... he always did well on his AG tests, his parents were not surprised that he got a 5 A) Whereas. B) When. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 26. ..... to buy a car, she took the bus every morning to work. A) Because she were unable. B) Be unable. C) Because she unable. D) Being unable to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being unable to. 27. Use an adverb clause to modify the verb in the following sentence:He studied hard. A) After he finished his breakfast. B) Since he was watching TV. C) Because he was tired. D) While he was preparing for the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While he was preparing for the exam. 28. We canceled the trip ..... the strong typhoon came. A) Although. B) Because. C) So. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 29. Until ..... incorrect, astronomers has assumed that the inside of white dwarfs were uniform. A) Recently proven. B) The astronomers recently proven. C) They. D) Their proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recently proven. 30. ..... being hungry, I couldn't eat spicy food. A) Although. B) Since. C) In spite of. 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