This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the dependent (subordinate) clause:You have many opportunities when you attend Loyola. A) When you attend Loyola. B) You have many opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you attend Loyola. 2. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? Although she is allergic to dairy, Sansha still eats ice cream. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 3. What is the problem with the following sentence fragment? May seep through the ground and into groundwater. A) Missing verb. B) Missing subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing subject. 4. What type of subordinate clause is this: "Jake suggested that the club volunteer for Habitat for Humanity" A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 5. You will see warning lights if there is fog on the mountain. Which is the independent clause? A) You will see warning lights. B) If there is fog. C) On the mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You will see warning lights. 6. Identify the subordinate conjunction.I practice Spanish whenever my friend from Spain comes over. A) Friend. B) Whenever. C) Spanish. D) Practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whenever. 7. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad A) Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university. B) Despite Tom was admitted to the university, his grades were bad. C) Despite being admitted to the university, his grades were bad. D) Despite Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university. 8. I couldn't wait to go to the party which was at my aunt's house. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 9. WHILE YOU ARE AT THE GAME, I think I'll get some homework done. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 10. What does the author imagine at the end of the story? A) All of the family headstones together. B) His last meal with his family. C) His own old age and funeral. D) His grandmother's youth in Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the family headstones together. 11. They will go hiking only ..... the weather is good. A) If. B) Although. C) Unless. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 12. Which is NOT correct? Sam takes vitamins ..... to catch a cold. A) Not. B) Inorder not. C) So as not. D) So that not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that not. 13. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.' A) Although it was raining. B) We went for a walk. C) We went. D) For a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went for a walk. 14. Which of the following is an example of a subordinate clause?a) I love to read books.b) After I finish my homework, c) She is a talented musician.d) We went to the beach. A) I love to read books. B) She is a talented musician. C) After I finish my homework,. D) We went to the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After I finish my homework,. 15. There is no more food left ..... , there is plenty of drinks. A) And. B) Moreover. C) However. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 16. ..... you want to have a positive impact in your interview, you shoud be nice and confident A) While. B) Until. C) If. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 17. I love to eat pasta, on rainy days In this sentence 'I love to eat pasta' is ..... clause A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 18. A ..... or ..... clause begins with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. A) Subordinate; dependent. B) Main; independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate; dependent. 19. This word describes someone or something that is in support of democracy: A) Autocratic. B) Demographic. C) Beneficial. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic. 20. Identify the clause in green ink as either an independent or subordinate clause. Kate is a writer, but she works nights at a restaurant. A) Subordinate clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 21. What type of subordinate clause is this: "Aren't you curious about whether the boy realized his mistake?" A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 22. For waiting too long A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a clause. 23. Which clause is a subordinate clause? A) Snow White was very happy. B) Because the dwarves let her stay in their home. C) Snow White thanked the dwarves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the dwarves let her stay in their home. 24. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? We are trying to find somebody whose feet are size eight. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 25. Identify the noun subordinate clause in the following sentence:'I hope that you can come to the party.' A) That you can come to the party. B) I hope. C) To the party. D) Come to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That you can come to the party. 26. IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE:Bread, if left untouched, will go mouldy A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 27. He wasn't tired ..... , he went to bed. A) Although. B) Nevertheless. C) Besides. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nevertheless. 28. When you finish your classwork you should always read for enjoyment. Where would the comma be placed? A) After finish. B) After classwork. C) After you. D) After When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After classwork. 29. She never joined to the club ..... being considering too shy. A) Before. B) For fear of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For fear of. 30. How do you think the author now understands his identity? A) As nonexistent and confused. B) As mostly Korean. C) As containing multiple strands. D) An individual and isolated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As containing multiple strands. 31. Statistics relating to the population and groups of the population are called: A) Autocrat. B) Democracy. C) Democratic. D) Demographics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demographics. 32. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:The way in which Isabel got rid of Mr. Slush was rather amusing. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The attributive clause. 33. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?It appears that there is a contradiction between the advantages of new technologies and the disadvantages we can't help noticing. A) Subordinate predicate clause. B) Subordinate addition clause. C) Subordinate subject clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate addition clause. 34. Please let me know ..... A) When to go it is time. B) When is it time to go. C) When it is time to go. D) When time it is to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When it is time to go. 35. Before you go, would you please be sure to clean up the mess you make? A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 36. I will call you as soon as I ..... home. A) Arrive. B) Arrives. C) Will arrive. D) Arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrive. 37. Independent clauses NEED dependent clauses to function. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 38. Begins with a relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction A) Dependent clause. B) Adverbial prepositional phrase. C) Adjectival prepositional phrase. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 39. ..... the bad weather they went hiking. A) Although. B) Despite. C) But. D) In spite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite. 40. Check the conjunctive complement(s). A) He wonders what his friend wants. B) She believes what she wants. C) She expects herself to succeed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She believes what she wants. 41. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:This student has prepared his report so well that I can find nothing to criticize. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 42. Choose the subordinate clause:Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it. A) Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese. B) Emily refused to eat it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese. 43. What are the different types of subordinate clauses based on their functions? A) Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. B) Verb clauses. C) Prepositional clauses. D) Conjunction clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. 44. ..... of the fact that she is 80, she is very active. A) Although. B) Despite. C) In spite. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite. 45. According to the author, why did his parents not experience many emotions when they first arrived in New York? A) They were observing old cultural traditions. B) They were flustered by the strangeness of the city. C) They were too busy looking for employment. D) They were trying to hide their nervousness from him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were flustered by the strangeness of the city. 46. Jason took a nap before he left for his friend's house. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 47. ..... they were very poor, they made many tasty foods on Tet. A) If. B) As. C) Otherwise. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 48. ..... that you get a place at university, how are you going to finance your studies? A) As regards. B) Whereas. C) Assuming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assuming. 49. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:I will call you before I leave for the airport.a) I will call youb) before I leave for the airportc) I leave for the airportd) for the airport A) Before I leave for the airport. B) For the airport. C) I leave for the airport. D) I will call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before I leave for the airport. 50. Which is NOT correct here? He went to London ..... to learn English. A) . B) In order. C) So that. D) So as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 51. It will take them several hours if they go straight ahead. A) If they go straight ahead. B) It will take them several hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If they go straight ahead. 52. Find the subordinate conjunction For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son. A) Loved. B) One. C) World. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 53. The puppy seems very shy. A) Cat. B) Independent. C) Subordinate. D) Cactus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 54. What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below? When will we meet the girl who won the writing contest? A) The girl who won. B) Who won the writing contest. C) When will we meet. D) The girl who won the writing contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who won the writing contest. 55. He got fired ..... he always arrived late for work. A) Because. B) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 56. However, I wasn't sure. A) Sentence fragment. B) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete sentence. 57. What is the following group of words? When we went to the beach. A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate clause. 58. What is the function of a noun subordinate clause in a sentence? A) A noun subordinate clause functions as an independent clause in a sentence. B) A noun subordinate clause functions as an adjective in a sentence. C) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. D) A noun subordinate clause functions as a verb in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. 59. Louise does not like classical music; ..... , her friends have talked her into going to the concert. A) In addition. B) Although. C) All incorrect. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 60. A lot of people travel to England ..... improve their English. A) So that. B) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. ← 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