This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adam screamed at the spider. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Clause. 2. Which is the main clause? A) Grammar. B) If he studies hard. C) John will get a good score. D) Playing games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John will get a good score. 3. Because he had already cleaned his room, Jeffrey was allowed to go out and play. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) Embedded Clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 4. What is the following group of words? have been to the ocean A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 5. Choose the dependent (subordinate) clause:Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day. A) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day. B) Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day. 6. Identify the noun subordinate clause in the following sentence:'I know that she is coming.' A) She is coming. B) That she is coming. C) That. D) I know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she is coming. 7. This word refers to a group, organization, or government controlled by one person: A) Democrat. B) Democracy. C) Autocracy. D) Demographics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autocracy. 8. Find the subordinate clause and comma in the correct place:I love sunny mornings because they make me smile A) I love sunny mornings, because they make me smile. B) I love sunny mornings because they make me smile. C) I love sunny mornings, because they make me smile. D) I love sunny mornings because they make me smile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love sunny mornings because they make me smile. 9. What is the following group of words? Did you know A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 10. Classify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:While Catiline was plotting against the officials, Cicero discovered his plans. A) Causal clause. B) Temporal clause. C) Concessive clause. D) Relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal clause. 11. Identify the clause:The wonderful thing about English teachers is that they all get along so well. A) Noun clause. B) Independent clause. C) Adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun clause. 12. Shirley Chisholm grew up in Brooklyn. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 13. Classify each italicized subordinate clause as an adjective clause or adverb clause. Her pitches, which included a lighting fastball, earned her a spot on a team. A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 14. What is another name for a subordinate clause? A) Santa Claus. B) There is not another name. C) Independent clause. D) Dependent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent Clause. 15. Choose the subordinate clause:Jonathon spent his class time reading comic books since his average was a 45 one week before final exams. A) Since his average was a 45 one week before final exams. B) Jonathon spent his class time reading comic books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since his average was a 45 one week before final exams. 16. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:In spite of the fact that he was qualified, he couldn't get a job. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 17. What are the types of subordinate clauses? A) Relative clauses. B) Adverbial clauses, adjective clauses, and noun clauses. C) Verb clauses. D) Independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial clauses, adjective clauses, and noun clauses. 18. You can keep your privileges as long as we continue to see progress. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 19. Why do we need to use Signal phrases? A) Because we like them. B) Because we don't understand. C) Because we can follow ideas easier. D) Because they are a group of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because we can follow ideas easier. 20. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?Though it seems as if everything has already been created, inventors surprise us with new gadgets every years. A) Subordinate addition clause. B) Subordinate subject clause. C) Subordinate predicate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate predicate clause. 21. Which one is a main clause? A) I listen to music. B) I go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I listen to music. 22. Which of the following is an example of a subordinate conjunction? A) Since. B) Although. C) If. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. What is the function of a subordinate clause in a sentence? A) It serves as the main subject of the sentence. B) It indicates the end of the sentence. C) It functions as the primary verb in the sentence. D) It provides additional information in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It provides additional information in a sentence. 24. ..... working at the hardware store, Vincent was never happy. A) When he was. B) Was he. C) When was he. D) He was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When he was. 25. Which of the following is an example of a main clause?a) Because it was cold outside, b) I want to go shopping.c) After finishing his work, d) They played soccer. A) After finishing his work,. B) Before they played soccer,. C) I want to go shopping. D) Because it was cold outside,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I want to go shopping. 26. Subordinate clauses have a subject and a verb. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. Which makes a delicious salad A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 28. Identify the following word group:After they went. A) Independent clause. B) Both fragment and subordinate clause. C) Fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both fragment and subordinate clause. 29. ALTHOUGH JOHANNA LIKED CLASSICAL MUSIC, she did not enjoy Beethoven. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 30. What is the appositive(s) phrase? The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage. A) Large-headed bird. B) Bright plumage. C) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. D) Female kingfisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. 31. In this version of baseball, the ball beeps and the bases buzz so that players like the one pictured here can tell when to swing and where to run. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 32. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Emma booked a first-class ticket so that she can travel in comfort. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 33. Find the subordinate conjunction My mom likes to go to Target because she can find everything she needs A) Because. B) She. C) Everything. D) Likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 34. ..... David had the best qualifications, he was immediately selected for the job. A) As. B) Provided that. C) Unless. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 35. My sister says she will emigrate ..... she finds a well-paid job here. A) Unless. B) If. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 36. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Aren't you the young man who married Fleur Forsyte? A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The attributive clause. 37. This word just refers to a difference: A) Contradiction. B) Contrast. C) Contrary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 38. After I ordered pizza, I invited my friends over. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 39. Carlos is not sure how long will he stay in the United States. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 40. Which word group is the subordinate ADVERB clause:I was late to work because I overslept. A) To work because I overslept. B) Because I overslept. C) I was late to work. D) Late to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because I overslept. 41. ..... he had time, he didn't go to the meeting. A) In spite of. B) So that. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 42. I enjoy watching movies ..... employ lots of special effects. A) Where. B) Who. C) Which. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which. 43. Identify the main clause in this sentence. If it starts to rain, you can wear your new gumboots boots. A) If it starts to rain,. B) You can wear your new gumboots boots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If it starts to rain,. 44. Identify the subordinate clause and classify the it as an adjective clause or adverb clause. When I proposed building an indoor garden around the fern, Mom was agreeable. A) Mom was agreeable.:adjective clause. B) Mom was agreeable.:adverb clause. C) When I proposed building an indoor garden around the fern, adjective clause. D) When I proposed building an indoor garden around the fern, adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When I proposed building an indoor garden around the fern, adverb clause. 45. Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence:She likes to eat peanut butter even though she is allergic. A) She likes to eat. B) Peanut butter even though. C) Even though she is allergic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though she is allergic. 46. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?It is always possible that new ways of keeping in touch will appear and replace the old ones. A) Subordinate predicate clause. B) Subordinate subject clause. C) Subordinate addition clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate addition clause. 47. Identify the following word group:Turn on the lights. A) Independent clause. B) Both fragment and subordinate clause. C) Fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 48. First, the environmental benefits. A) Complete sentence. B) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 49. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. Space exploration has renewed our interest in the sun. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 50. I'll wake up early every day, ..... arrive on time. A) In order to. B) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 51. I would like to know when do you make your final decision. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 52. Does this sentence need a comma? Whenever you stop to reflect on your work your neurons get stronger. A) No paragraph. B) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 53. The rain, that had been forecast, poured heavily. A) Subordinate clause. B) Main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main clause. 54. While we waited for the bus it began to rain. Where would the comma be placed? A) After While. B) After it. C) After for. D) After bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After bus. 55. ..... you study harder, you will fail the exam. A) When. B) Unless. C) If. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unless. 56. Is this an independent or subordinate clause?after the storm A) Main. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a clause. 57. ..... the film's amazing effects, its plot is not so appealing. A) Nevertheless. B) However. C) Despite. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 58. She goes shopping every week ..... she has many clothes A) In spite of. B) Nevetheless. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 59. Choose the subordinate clause:Unless Christine finishes her homework, she will have to miss PE tomorrow. A) Unless Christine finishes her homework. B) She will have to miss PE tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless Christine finishes her homework. 60. AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME, call me and let me know you made it. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. ← 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