This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A friend wrote this note:'Since I have soccer practice.' How could you help them fix it to make it a complete sentence? A) Tell them to use 'because' instead of 'since.'. B) Add a main idea, like 'I'll be home late.'. C) Add a comma at the end. D) Change 'have' to 'had.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a main idea, like 'I'll be home late.'. 2. Select the subordinating conjunction.Ruby has become much more fit since she started playing pickleball and jogging after work. A) Has. B) Become. C) Since. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 3. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.Bagus goes to school on foot, ..... Tasya goes to school by bicycle. A) Whereas. B) Because. C) So that. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 4. Complete the sentence:She stayed inside ..... it was raining. A) Unless. B) Although. C) Before. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 5. Weisst du, ..... er in Berlin wohnt? A) Wann. B) Waehrend. C) Ob. D) Wenn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ob. 6. She started crying ..... she heard the bad news A) When. B) So that. C) Although. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 7. Identify the error in this sentence:'We can go outside after it stops to rain.' A) It. B) Stops to rain. C) Go outside. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stops to rain. 8. ..... it's raining, we can't have the picnic. A) Wherever. B) In order to. C) Even though. D) Now that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Now that. 9. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'as'. A) As I was walking, I saw a beautiful bird. B) As I was walking I saw a beautiful bird. C) As I was walking I saw a beautiful bird, and took a picture. D) As I was walking I saw a beautiful bird and took a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As I was walking, I saw a beautiful bird. 10. What type of clause does a subordinating conjunction introduce? A) Dependent clause. B) Coordinate clause. C) Independent clause. D) Main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 11. Choose the BEST pronoun to complete the sentence.We asked if ..... on the city council could reopen the pool. A) Nobody. B) Somewhere. C) Everything. D) Anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anyone. 12. Where does the comma go? After Madeline died Usher decided to save her body. A) Usher,. B) Madeline,. C) Died,. D) Her,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Died,. 13. Choose the coordinating conjunction that best completes the sentence:We can study in the library ..... we can stay at home. A) But. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 14. Dad read the paper while his son did his homework.Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 15. ..... it is Christmas, my dad will buy me a new Lego set. A) Before. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 16. Es gibt viele Blumen (flowers), ..... es geregnet hat. A) Ob. B) Bevor. C) Dass. D) Seitdem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seitdem. 17. A complex sentence has A) Two independent clauses. B) An independent clause and a dependent clause. C) Two independent clauses and one dependent clause. D) One independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An independent clause and a dependent clause. 18. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction for the blank: "She studied hard ..... she wanted to ace the test." A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 19. Which sentence does NOT contain a subordinating conjunction? A) Although it's late, I'm not tired. B) The movie was boring, so we left early. C) We'll go to the park if it stops raining. D) Since you're here, let's have lunch together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was boring, so we left early. 20. In the sentence below, which word is the coordinating conjunction?Mr. Petty decided to eat peas and carrots. A) Mr. Petty. B) Decided. C) And. D) Peas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 21. Identify the type of sentence below.Wherever I go, my dog Spit follows. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 22. Check the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:We wanted to go to the beach since the weather was still warm. A) We. B) Was. C) Since. D) Wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 23. Choose the correct reduced form:When the teacher entered the classroom, the students stood up. A) Entering the classroom, the students stood up. B) Cannot be reduced. C) To stand up, the teacher entered the classroom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stand up, the teacher entered the classroom. 24. We must wash our hands for twenty seconds ..... we have used the toilet. A) After. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 25. .... he didn't have much money, he was still able to buy an expensive gift for his father. A) Unless. B) Although. C) As long as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 26. Select the word that is a subordinating conjunction. A) And. B) Since. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 27. Which word should be capitalized? My band director said I need to practice my flute. A) Band director. B) Practice. C) Flute. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sentence is correct. 28. Because it was raining the restaurant closed its outdoor seating. Where does the comma belong? A) After raining. B) After because. C) No comma. D) After restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After raining. 29. What is the conjunction in the following sentence?You may take a pet on a trip if you plan ahead. A) If. B) Plan. C) On. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 30. Sometimes the comma can go after a FANBOYS. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. ..... driving to the mountains in the afternoon, we packed the car in the morning. A) Before. B) As. C) Although. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 32. Choose the BEST pronoun to complete the sentence ..... of us wanted to go swimming this summer. A) Every. B) Nobody. C) All. D) Someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All. 33. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:'We can go for ice cream if the store is still open.' A) For. B) If. C) Store. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 34. Use a subordinating conjunction to combine these two sentences:He was hungry. He ate an apple. A) He was hungry, so he ate an apple. B) He was hungry, but he ate an apple. C) He was hungry, and he ate an apple. D) Because he was hungry, he ate an apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because he was hungry, he ate an apple. 35. It is thought she accused the other family ..... she wanted revenge for an earlier incident. A) Because. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 36. ..... we worked quietly, our teacher rewarded us with extra play time. A) Although. B) If. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 37. .... spend a lot of money on a gift, he made a present for his father. A) Before. B) Rather than. C) If only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rather than. 38. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:"Unless you study hard, you will not pass the exam." A) Exam. B) Hard. C) Pass. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless. 39. I don't eat junk food ..... it will only damage my kidney.Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction. A) When. B) While. C) Unless. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As. 40. Where should the comma be placed in the following sentence? 'After the storm passed we went outside to assess the damage.' A) After the storm, passed. B) After, the storm passed. C) After the storm passed we, went. D) After the storm passed, we. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the storm passed, we. 41. Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?We traveled through North Carolina and Virginia before we entered Pennsylvania. A) And. B) Entered. C) North Carolina. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 42. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence and not a fragment:'Unless we leave for the airport right now.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. True or False:A sentence that begins with a subordinate clause, like 'Because it was cold, ' must have a comma after that clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction to show concession or contrast? A) We missed the bus because we woke up late. B) I'll help you with your project if you help me with mine. C) My dog barks whenever the mail carrier arrives. D) Even though the game was exciting, our team lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though the game was exciting, our team lost. 45. Select the subordinating conjunction.Mrs. Gibbs ended her talk early since her students looked drowsy. A) Ended. B) Since. C) Students. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 46. I'll attend the event ..... I'm not invited. A) Even though. B) In order to. C) Even if. D) Whoever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even if. 47. In the sentence "My brother is much taller than I am, " which word is the subordinating conjunction used for comparison? A) Much. B) Taller. C) Than. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than. 48. Complete the sentence: ..... she prepares thoroughly, she will pass the exam. A) Because. B) If. C) After. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 49. Convert the following simple sentence into a complex sentence:'They played soccer.' A) They played soccer after finishing their homework. B) They played soccer because they were bored. C) They played soccer to win the game. D) Because they wanted to stay active, they played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because they wanted to stay active, they played soccer. 50. ..... it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer. A) Unless. B) While. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 51. She still failed ..... she studied hard for the exam. A) Since. B) Although. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 52. Complete the sentence to show a contrast: ..... my brother loves scary movies, I prefer comedies. A) Whereas. B) Because. C) After. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 53. Lin can't go swimming, because she forgot her bathing suit. A) Forgot. B) Bathing suit. C) Because. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 54. Combine the following sentences using 'before':He left the house. He checked the weather forecast. A) Before he left the house, he checked the weather forecast. B) He checked the weather forecast before he left the house. C) Before he checked the weather forecast, he left the house. D) He left the house before he checked the weather forecast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before he left the house, he checked the weather forecast. 55. They both perform magic, ..... it is only witches who are seen as evil. A) But. B) Or. C) Yet. D) So. E) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yet. 56. Is this sentence punctuated correctly? If you shoot at mimes should you use a silencer? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 57. Green is Paul's favorite color, and blue is Charlotte's favorite color. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Compound/complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 58. Two independent clauses can be joined using a subordinating conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. Which subordinating conjunction best completes the sentence? 'He studied hard ..... he could pass the exam.' A) So that. B) If. C) Since. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 60. Identify the dependent clause in the following complex sentence:When I went to the public library, I checked out a wonderful book. A) I checked out a wonderful book. B) When I went to the public library. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I went to the public library. ← 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