This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A subordinate clause does not contain a complete idea. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Choose the dependent (subordinate) clause:While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television, Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table. A) Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table. B) While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television. 3. Identify the subordinate clause and classify the it as an adjective clause or adverb clause. First I built four wooden platforms, which were each a different height. A) Which were each a different height.:adverb clause. B) First I built four wooden platforms, :adverb clause. C) First I built four wooden platforms, :adjective clause. D) Which were each a different height.:adjective clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which were each a different height.:adjective clause. 4. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Your candidate is less truthful than he will admit. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 5. Mahalia Jackson was an African American singer who became popular worldwide as a performer of gospel music. A) Subordinate Clause. B) Main Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate Clause. 6. What kind of dependent clause is in red? After the chores are done, we will eat ice cream. A) Adverb (Adverbial). B) It is not a dependent clause. C) Noun (Nominal). D) Adjective (Adjectival). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb (Adverbial). 7. Find the dependent clause:If the manager is unable to help, try the assistant manager A) If the manager is unable to help. B) Try the assistant manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the manager is unable to help. 8. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?But the thing that worries mary of us most is what we are going to do about the changes that all these new inventions bring along and how they will affect our lives. A) Subordinate subject clause. B) Subordinate addition clause. C) Subordinate definition clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate definition clause. 9. If the play starts on time A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 10. Which type of word can link two clauses together? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Conjunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunction. 11. A lot of native languages will disappear ..... A) In ten years or more. B) Around the world. C) While big languages expand. D) In some days or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While big languages expand. 12. Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence:She studied hard so that she could pass the test.a) She studied hardb) so that she could pass the test A) She studied hard so that she could fail the test. B) She could pass the test. C) So that she could pass the test. D) She studied hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that she could pass the test. 13. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. The light affects us, and the solar wind affects us too. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 14. I love painting, said Riya In this sentence 'said Riya' is ..... clause A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 15. I'm happy with you. A) Sentence fragment. B) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete sentence. 16. What are 2 types of relative clause. A) There is only 1. B) Relative and non-restrictive. C) Relative and non-relative. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative and non-restrictive. 17. Provide an example of a sentence with a main clause and a subordinate clause. A) He went to bed, after he finished his homework. B) The dog barked, when the mailman arrived. C) I will go to the store, if it stops raining. D) She is eating, because she is hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will go to the store, if it stops raining. 18. Identify the main clause in this sentence. The koala, which is native to Australia, is a mammal. A) Which is native to Australia. B) The koala is a mammal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The koala is a mammal. 19. I started writing ..... the bell rang. A) If. B) When. C) While. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 20. A subordinate clause can stand alone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. Is the following a sentence fragment (a.k.a. dependent/subordinate clause) or a complete sentence (a.k.a. independent clause)? Since after her first time all the other conflicts and resolutions become greater. A) Complete Sentence a.k.a Independent clause. B) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause. 22. What are some common subordinating conjunctions used to introduce subordinate clauses? A) Therefore. B) After, although, as, because, before, if, since, though, unless, until, when, where, while. C) Moreover. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After, although, as, because, before, if, since, though, unless, until, when, where, while. 23. Complete the sentence with the corresponding connector.Jill Valentine will have to study harder ..... she will fail her exam. A) So. B) Or. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 24. Select the sentence that includes a subordinate clause. A) I went shopping. B) After school today, I am going to go out for dinner. C) I like chocolate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After school today, I am going to go out for dinner. 25. Please identify the subordinating conjunction in this passage:Hawaii is under fire! The news was flooded yesterday with devastating photos and footage of the volcanic eruption. Though casualties are not exceeding expectations now, that is subject to change. A) Was. B) Though. C) Exceeding. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Though. 26. WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE, please call your mother back. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 27. The car, that was sitting in the driveway, was broken down. A) Subordinate Clause. B) Main Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main Clause. 28. Which of the following is an example of a subordinate clause?a) He plays basketball.b) While I was cooking dinner, c) They went to the movies.d) She sings beautifully. A) She sings beautifully. B) While I was cooking dinner,. C) He plays basketball. D) They went to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was cooking dinner,. 29. Find the main clause:Unless the bus arrives, I will have to start walking A) Unless the bus arrives,. B) I will have to start walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will have to start walking. 30. My sister got up earlier ..... make dinner for her boyfriend. A) Because. B) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. 31. Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence:I will call you when I get home.a) I will call youb) when I get home A) When I get home. B) I will call you. C) I get home. D) I will get home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I get home. 32. Match the sentence beginning with the ending:People should do some kind of exercise every week A) While other people find controlling their finances more difficult. B) They can be quite expensive pastimes. C) They will not be able to reduce their spending. D) Wheter they want or not. E) Exercise is free. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheter they want or not. 33. IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE:It was a deep, dark jungle A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Clause. 34. "The researcher, who was bored, sold his business." the relative clause here is? A) Adjective. B) Indefinite noun. C) Periphrastic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periphrastic. 35. The magazine, which arrived in the mail today, is torn. What is the dependent clause and type? A) Which arrived in the mail today-adverb. B) Which arrived in the mail today-adjective. C) The magazine is torn-adjective. D) The magazine is torn-adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which arrived in the mail today-adjective. 36. An independent clause does not contain a complete idea. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. What type of subordinate clause is this: "If opossums sense danger, they may faint or appear to be dead" A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 38. Raquel, who has a beautiful smile, is an excellent teacher. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) Embedded Clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Clause. 39. A complex sentence includes an independent clause. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. ..... incubating, a chicken's egg needs to be kept warm and dry. A) When is it. B) When it is. C) It is when. D) Is it when. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When it is. 41. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Then he asked me if I wrote for any of the newspapers. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The object clause. 42. She lives in the United States, ..... she doesn't speak English. A) But. B) Because. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 43. True or falseSubordinate clauses ONLY go at the beginning of the sentence A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Children who grow up in cities often get very little exercise. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The attributive clause. 45. Find the subordinate clause If you are having a bad day, remember that Jesus loves you. A) Day. B) Remember. C) Jesus. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 46. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:'Although she was tired, she continued studying.' A) Although. B) Tired,. C) Although she was tired,. D) She continued studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although she was tired,. 47. If you ..... this exercise several time, you ..... the test. A) Do / pass. B) Will do / pass. C) Do / will pass. D) Will do / will pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do / will pass. 48. Tanya did poorly on her history exam because her best friend Giselle insisted on gossiping during their study session the night before. A) Subordinate. B) Main. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main. 49. Even though I have Jolly Ranchers, there aren't very many left. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 50. Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction? A) After. B) Although. C) Which. D) All of the above answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above answers. 51. ..... you're wondering why Jo's here-let me explain ..... A) Unless. B) Insofar as. C) Regardless of the fact that. D) In case. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In case. 52. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?When we think about the future, we imagine something really revolutionary like time travel or telepathy. A) Subordinate predicate clause. B) Subordinate subject clause. C) Subordinate addition clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate subject clause. 53. What is the problem with the following sentence fragment? First, the environmental benefits. A) Missing a subject. B) Missing a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing a verb. 54. In the following adjectival clause select the subject. Susan is the teacher who helped me with my homework. A) Who. B) Homework. C) Me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 55. I have read Shakespeare's Hamlet ..... we were talking about. A) That. B) Which. C) , which. D) , that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , which. 56. Identify the subordinate clause:Let's discuss the plans as we'll be traveling together. A) As we'll be traveling together. B) Let's discuss the plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As we'll be traveling together. 57. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence. We will take part in the competition as long as everyone agrees. A) As long as everyone agrees. B) We will take part in the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As long as everyone agrees. 58. Identify whether the colored clause is INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE (DEPENDENT). At the end of his class, Jim walked to his locker where the coach was waiting. A) Subordinate. B) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 59. Identify the relative clause:We eat outside when the weather is nice. A) When the weather is nice. B) We eat outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the weather is nice. 60. Combine the following independent and subordinate clauses to form a complex sentence:'I will go to the park.' and 'If the weather is nice.' A) I will go to the park because the weather is nice. B) If the weather is nice, I will go to the park. C) I will go to the park when the weather is nice. D) I will go to the park if the weather is bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If the weather is nice, I will go to the park. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubordinate Clauses Quiz 1Subordinate Clauses Quiz 2Subordinate Clauses Quiz 3Subordinate Clauses Quiz 4Subordinate Clauses Quiz 5Subordinate Clauses Quiz 6Subordinate Clauses Quiz 7Subordinate Clauses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books