This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ADV Clause:My clothes got soaked while I was standing in the rain. A) My clothes got soaked. B) While I was standing in the rain. C) In the rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was standing in the rain. 2. ..... is important since most professional jobs require writing skills. A) Learn how to write. B) Learning how to write. C) Learning how write. D) Learning how to write it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning how to write. 3. Even ..... , I'm going to Newport Beach. A) The weather is cold. B) If the weather cold is. C) If the cold weather is. D) If the weather is cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If the weather is cold. 4. Select the noun clause in the sentence:I wonder what time the movie starts. A) What time the movie starts. B) The movie starts. C) I wonder. D) What time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What time the movie starts. 5. Find the adverb clause:If we understood the rules, we would be able to play the game. A) If we understood the rules. B) We would be able to play the game. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If we understood the rules. 6. We will invite all of our friends to come over for a house-warming party ..... A) Until we moved into the new house. B) As soon as we have moved into the new house. C) After we will move into the new house. D) When we moved into the new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as we have moved into the new house. 7. Identify the adverb clause:My favorite flavor is pineapple although I like chocolate too. A) I like chocolate too. B) Although I like chocolate too. C) My favorite flavor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although I like chocolate too. 8. ADJ Clause:Brussel sprouts, which most people hate, are my favorite vegetable. A) Which most people hate. B) Brussel sprouts are my favorite vegetable. C) Brussel sprouts, which most people hate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which most people hate. 9. He set his alarm ..... remember to take his medication. A) So that. B) To. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 10. Steve has had to learn how to cook and clean (since) left home. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Which of the following is an adverb clause? A) 'when it rains' B) 'the tall building' C) 'quickly' A) Beautifully. B) The quick fox. C) Under the bridge. D) When it rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When it rains. 12. The question in the minds of many citizens is [whether or not terrorism can stop.] A) Adverb Clause. B) Adjective Clause. C) Noun Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun Clause. 13. Exercise 1:Identifying Adverb ClausesIdentify the adverb clause in the sentence. 9. I was glad that my mother agreed with my plan. A) That my mother agreed with the plan. B) That my mother. C) That my. D) That my mother agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That my mother agreed with the plan. 14. He practises every day ..... he can win the competition. A) Although. B) Because. C) So that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 15. The children slept very well in the bedroom despite ..... A) It is noisy. B) It was noisy. C) The noisy. D) The noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The noise. 16. You should try not to overreact when your manager criticizes your work. Otherwise, you might lose your job. A) Unless you try to stop overreacting to your manager's criticisms, you might lose your job. B) No matter how you react to your manager's criticisms, you might lose your job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless you try to stop overreacting to your manager's criticisms, you might lose your job. 17. My mother used to tell me stories ..... I went to bed. A) After. B) Before. C) Until. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 18. Ahmad brings his sunglasses everywhere he goes. A) Reasons. B) Conditions. C) Place. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place. 19. This sentence contains a reduced adverb clause. Indicate if the sentence is correct or incorrect.When purchased at this store, the buyer gets a guarantee on all items. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. Identify the adverb clause in this sentence:Farah was listening to music while she did her homework. A) Farah was listening to music. B) While she did her homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While she did her homework. 21. Will you wait here ..... I am ready? A) After. B) Until. C) Whenever. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 22. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam ..... they do not understand Vietnamese culture very much. A) So. B) Because. C) Though. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though. 23. Identify the subordinating conjunction that begins the adverb clause. "If the fire came that close, I'd stomp on the flames." A) Too. B) If. C) That. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 24. He'll give you a call ..... A) As soon as he arrives. B) As he is going to arrive. C) After he will arrive. D) When he is arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as he arrives. 25. Find the adverb clause:Although she has a business degree, she is working as a retail clerk at the local Target store. A) She is working as a retail clerk. B) At the local Target store. C) Although she has a business degree. D) She has a business degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although she has a business degree. 26. I will go to the store ..... I finish my work. A) When. B) When. C) Before. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 27. 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. 28. ..... 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. 29. 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) Will cancel. B) They. C) Concert. D) Cancel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will cancel. 30. 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) While. B) So that. C) Since. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 31. 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) While she was. B) She was in. C) While in. D) Was in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While in. 32. 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) Played in the park. C) In the park. D) Since I was a kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since I was a kid. 33. 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. 34. 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. 35. ..... 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. 36. 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) If. B) Even though. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though. 37. ..... the skyscraper was completed, people started complaining about it. A) Whenever. B) As soon as. C) As. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as. 38. 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. 39. 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) But I couldn't suppress the rising panic. B) I tried to remain calm. C) After the car accident. D) The rising panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the car accident. 40. The businessman ..... we met on the train yesterday is general manager of a big company. A) Who. B) With whom. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 41. The program can already begin ..... all the participants have arrived now. A) Unless. B) Before. C) Until. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 42. What is the subordinating conjunction?Frank was the only one there when we got home. A) Only. B) Was. C) We. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 43. When it rains, I take a nap. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 44. Which sentence starts with a dependent clause? A) If not, we will cancel the party. B) Since childhood, I have been a bit heavy. C) After the meeting, we will go to Payless. D) Before I left my seat, I checked my bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before I left my seat, I checked my bag. 45. 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. 46. 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. 47. The audience started to feel sleepy ..... the speech was dull and too long. A) Because. B) So. C) If. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 48. Do what is right ..... no one is watching you. A) Because. B) When. C) Even if. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even if. 49. Which of the following sentences uses an adverb clause to show contrast? A) He left when the bell rang. B) She sings because she is happy. C) I will go to the party if I finish my homework. D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 50. 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. 51. I'll send you an email ..... A) Although I have time tomorrow. B) If I have time tomorrow. C) If I'll have time tomorrow. D) Although I'll have time tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I have time tomorrow. 52. 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. 53. People take the vaccination in order to ..... catching coronavirus. A) Avoid. B) Have avoided. C) Avoiding. D) Avoided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avoid. 54. 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. 55. 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. 56. What is the acronym for remembering the conjunctions in an adverb clause? A) Www.asia. B) Www.asia.pub. C) Www.asia.wub. D) Www.africa.wub. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Www.asia.wub. 57. While ..... work, I saw an old friend of mine. A) Walking home work. B) Walking home from. C) Walked home from. D) I walking home from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking home from. 58. The alert driver's eyes widened as she saw the dog dash into the middle of the street.What word does the adverb clause modify? A) Widened. B) Street. C) Dash. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Widened. 59. Which demonstrates correct punctuation? A) If you can't come to me; I'll go to you. B) If you can't come to me, I'll go to you. C) If you can't come to me I'll go to you. D) If you can't come to me. I'll go to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you can't come to me, I'll go to you. 60. Take care of our environment, ..... that the future generations may also enjoy it. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. ← 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