This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I practiced my speech twenty times ..... I recorded my video for the class. A) Before. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 2. The Hawks won. They scored the most goals. A) The Hawks won before they scored the most goals. B) After the Hawks won, they scored the most goals. C) The Hawks won unless they scored the most goals. D) The Hawks won because they scored the most goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hawks won because they scored the most goals. 3. They studied for hours since the exam was important. Where does the comma belong? A) After studied. B) After exam. C) After hours. D) No comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma. 4. Fill in the blank to show place:This is the spot ..... we found the cool-looking rock. A) Though. B) Where. C) When. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where. 5. We haven't eaten out ..... last month A) Although. B) While. C) Since. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 6. Fill in the blank with the best subordinating conjunction: ..... you wrote the best poem, you win the prize money. A) Although. B) Since. C) For. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 7. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'provided that'. A) Provided that you finish your homework, you can watch TV. B) Provided that you finish your homework you can watch TV. C) Provided that you finish your homework you can watch TV, and have a snack. D) Provided that you finish your homework you can watch TV and have a snack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provided that you finish your homework, you can watch TV. 8. Where can a conjunction appear in a sentence? A) At the end. B) At the beginning or in the middle. C) Only at the beginning. D) Only in the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the beginning or in the middle. 9. You have to behave ..... you want to be scolded. A) Even if. B) While. C) Unless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unless. 10. Many sewage system in the main cities of the country are cleaned up before rainy season ..... garbage clogs the pipes. A) Than. B) Which. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 11. We were eating dinner ..... the lights went out. A) Since. B) Although. C) Before. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 12. How do you correctly combine the sentence using the subordinating conjunction "After" ?Finish eating your breakfast. Brush your teeth. A) After you finish eating your breakfast, brush your teeth. B) Finish eating your breakfast, after you brush your teeth. C) Alpha aligator. D) After finish eating breakfast, brush your teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After you finish eating your breakfast, brush your teeth. 13. Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?a) The sun is shining.b) He plays basketball.c) When the bell rings, class will start.d) The dog barked. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 14. Which word in the sentence below is the subordinating conjunction?After the game, we will go out for ice cream. A) Out. B) For. C) After. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 15. Is this sentence punctuated correctly? Keep your hand on the wound, until the nurse asks you to take it off A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. I will be late in the meeting ..... we have an emergency at home.Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction. A) Although. B) While. C) Unless. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 17. Identify the independent clause in the following complex sentence:When I went to the public library, I checked out a wonderful book. A) When I went to the public library. B) I checked out a wonderful book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I checked out a wonderful book. 18. Fill in the blank:He walked into the room ..... he owned the place. A) So that. B) Where. C) Than. D) As if. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As if. 19. ..... they finish their studies, they'll receive the loan from their parents. A) Even though. B) Supposing. C) As long as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As long as. 20. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly with the subordinating conjunction 'once'? A) Once I finish my work, I will call you. B) Once I finish my work I will call you. C) Once I finish my work I will call you, and we can meet. D) Once I finish my work I will call you and we can meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once I finish my work, I will call you. 21. In the sentence, "The cat climbed silently up the tree, " what is the adverb? A) Silently. B) Tree. C) Cat. D) Climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silently. 22. How do you correctly combine the sentence using the subordinating conjunction "When" ?I woke up. I saw that it was snowing! A) I woke up, I saw it was snowing when!. B) I woke up when I saw that it was snowing!. C) Yellow elephant. D) When I woke up, I saw that it was snowing!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When I woke up, I saw that it was snowing!. 23. Choose the BEST pronoun to complete the sentence.Those plates and cups are ..... A) Him. B) Ours. C) Her. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ours. 24. How do you correctly combine the sentence using the subordinating conjunction "Until" ?You eat your vegetables. You cannot have dessert. A) Until you eat your vegetables, you cannot have dessert. B) You eat your vegetables, until you cannot have dessert. C) Until you cannot have dessert, you eat your vegetables. D) Frolicking Frogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until you eat your vegetables, you cannot have dessert. 25. ..... I've graduated, I can apply for a better job A) Even if. B) Wherever. C) In order that. D) Now that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Now that. 26. Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction to show place? A) I will go and play. B) We can play wherever there is an open field. C) We can play, but it might rain. D) We can play or we can stay inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can play wherever there is an open field. 27. Choose the best subordinating conjunction to make a complex sentence.Julian and Mrs. Le can have a picnic ..... it doesn't rain. A) If. B) Until. C) When. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 28. Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction?Although he didn't make it, Joey helped us clean the mess. A) Although. B) Clean. C) Make. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 29. That teacher will return to Macau ..... the border is open again. A) But. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 30. Why does this sentence NOT need a comma?Timmy was grounded because he skipped school and got suspended. A) The independent clause comes first. B) It does need a comma!. C) The independent clause is at the end of the sentence. D) The dependent clause comes first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The independent clause comes first. 31. Which sentence correctly uses a subordinating conjunction to show a result? A) The movie was so funny that I cried laughing. B) The movie was funny, and I cried laughing. C) Although the movie was funny, I cried laughing. D) The movie was funny because I cried laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was so funny that I cried laughing. 32. Fill in the blank with the conjunction that best shows purpose:He quietly did his chores ..... he could surprise his parents. A) Wherever. B) As if. C) So that. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 33. Reading ..... a great way to relax. A) Were. B) Is. C) I have no idea!. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 34. Complete the following sentence using the correct subordinating conjunction:'Mark didn't find his keys ..... he looked everywhere. A) Even though. B) As soon as. C) Before. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 35. What I consume the most are candy bars, chips, spicy burritos, red wine, ..... antacid tablets. A) So. B) And. C) Or. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 36. ..... giving the money to my sister, I gave it to my cousins. A) Though. B) Rather than. C) Whereas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rather than. 37. We will be having classes online ..... it is already safe to have face-to-face interactions.Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction. A) So that. B) As. C) Where. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 38. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:Unless it rains, we will go for a picnic. A) While. B) Until. C) Unless. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unless. 39. What is the purpose of using subordinating conjunctions in sentences? A) To create a list of items. B) To combine simple sentences into a complex sentence. C) To ask a question. D) To compare two simple sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To combine simple sentences into a complex sentence. 40. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence:Although he is busy, the doctor greets the children. A) Busy. B) Although. C) Doctor. D) Greets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 41. Select the word from the list that is a subordinating conjunction. A) So. B) For. C) Although. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 42. I will not go to the party ..... you come with me. A) Although. B) Because. C) If. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless. 43. I don't like playing volleyball ..... I don't like ball sports. A) And. B) Or. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 44. True or False:'Because' is a subordinating conjunction that can be used to explain reasons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. She hit a bump when she was riding her bicycle.Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 46. Once my best friend showed me how his four-wheeler worked, I drove it around, overcome by the freedom it gave me to go as fast as I wanted.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE? A) Because my. B) Right after. C) My. D) When my. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My. 47. .... he buys his father an expensive gift, he won't buy anything for himself. A) When. B) While. C) Until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 48. Where should the comma be placed?My dog turns in circles before he lays down in his bed. A) No comma needed. B) After circles. C) After dog. D) After before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No comma needed. 49. "While I was cleaning the house, my brother was playing outside." What does 'while' indicate? A) Condition. B) Time. C) Cause. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 50. I will brush my teeth ..... I have finished my dinner. A) Although. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 51. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly with the subordinating conjunction 'when'?a) I will call you when I am ready.b) I will call you, when I am ready.c) I will call you when, I am ready.d) I will call you, when, I am ready. A) I will call you, when, I am ready. B) I will call you when I am ready. C) I will call you when, I am ready. D) I will call you, when I am ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will call you when I am ready. 52. Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction to show condition? A) I will go to the party if I finish my work. B) I went to the party after I finished my work. C) I went to the party although I was tired. D) I went to the party because I finished my work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will go to the party if I finish my work. 53. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence:Liam will feel better if he rests A) Rests. B) Will. C) If. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 54. Rogelio needs to see a doctor ..... his back is really bothering him a lot. A) When. B) Although. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 55. The sentence 'She sings beautifully because she practices a lot' contains a subordinating conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Choose the correct reduced form:Although he was tired, he continued working. A) Tired, he continued working. B) Although tired, he continuing working. C) Being tired, he continued working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being tired, he continued working. 57. ..... I ate my dinner, I had ice-cream for dessert. A) Although. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 58. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction that completes the sentence: ..... I didn't want to leave, I had to be home before midnight. A) When. B) Although. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 59. We ate ice cream. A) We is a subordinating conjunction in this sentence. B) This is a dependent clause. C) This is an independent clause. D) This is a complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is an independent clause. 60. Does this sentence need a comma?I ate my dinner while my sister threw a tantrum. A) Comma. B) No comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No comma. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSubordinating Conjunctions Quiz 1Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 2Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 3Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 4Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 5Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 6Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 7Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books