This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 25 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you join the independent clause 'He loves to travel' with the dependent clause 'whenever he has the chance' to form a complex sentence? A) He loves to travel, but whenever he has the chance. B) He loves to travel whenever he has the chance. C) Whenever he has the chance, he loves to travel. D) B) and C) are both correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) and C) are both correct. 2. You can have a treat ..... you have finished your dinner. A) Because. B) So that. C) After. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 3. Jennifer spoke ..... she knew what she was talking about, but she didn't. A) As long as. B) As if. C) As. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As if. 4. He wanted to stay up late, but he was too tired.Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 5. Complete the sentence with a subordinating conjunction:'I will eat dinner ..... I finish my homework.' A) Because. B) After. C) Before. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 6. Which sentence demonstrates the correct placement of commas with subordinating conjunctions? A) Unless, you study you will not pass the exam. B) Unless you study you, will not pass the exam. C) Unless you, study you will not pass the exam. D) Unless you study, you will not pass the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless you study, you will not pass the exam. 7. Fill in the blank with a subordinating conjunction:'You should wear a coat ..... it is cold outside.' A) Unless. B) Because. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 8. What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:Before you turn in your assignment, check over your answers. A) Check. B) Turn. C) Before. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 9. You can come to the meeting ..... you don't say anything. A) As. B) As long as. C) As soon as. D) As if. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As long as. 10. What is the function of "that" in the sentence "I hope that we can go to the movies" ? A) Subordinating conjunction. B) Coordinating conjunction. C) Adjective. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunction. 11. Would you like cereal ..... toast for breakfast? A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 12. Identify the type of subordinating conjunction:Since it was raining, the match was postponed. A) Time. B) Condition. C) Reason / Cause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason / Cause. 13. Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) can occur at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. In the sentence "We went to the park because it was sunny, " which word is the subordinating conjunction? A) Because. B) We. C) Went. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 15. Complete the sentence with the best subordinating conjunction. Some cherries are tart ..... others are sweet. A) If. B) Whether. C) Before. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 16. Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction?The dogs were fine until the lighting struck. A) Struck. B) Until. C) Dogs. D) Lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 17. Choose the correct reduced form:After I had finished reading the book, I went to bed. A) Had finished reading the book, I went to bed. B) Having finished reading the book, I went to bed. C) Having finishing reading the book, I went to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having finished reading the book, I went to bed. 18. Which sentence shows the conjunction of goals? A) I eat the breakfast every day so that I can concentrate fully in the class. B) I turn on the lamp, so we can see clearly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I eat the breakfast every day so that I can concentrate fully in the class. 19. My friend and I are going to see to a movie and eat popcorn. A) After I. B) After movie. C) After and. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma needed. 20. Is this sentence punctuated correctly? We wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel, but it broke down before we had bought our tickets. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. Does this sentence need a comma?You should always check the grading rubric before submitting an assignment. A) Yes!. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 22. Does this sentence need a comma?Although the mountains are beautiful I prefer the beach. A) Yes!. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes!. 23. Where does a comma go in the sentence below?Rather than stay at the park I think I will go home. A) Before I. B) Before than. C) Before go. D) Before the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before I. 24. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.I am watching TV, ..... my siser is chatting with her friend. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) Nor. E) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 25. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:'You can have dessert ..... you eat your vegetables.' A) If. B) Although. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 26. Bill will not pay $ 500 for a suit ..... he can afford it. A) Though. B) Since. C) Wherever. D) Now that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though. 27. Where should a comma go in the sentence below?Once we get home I need to let the dog outside. A) After dog. B) After to. C) After home. D) After once. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After home. 28. Here are two sentences:'The alarm went off. I was already awake.' Which option best combines these into one complex sentence to show contrast? A) The alarm went off, and I was already awake. B) Although the alarm went off, I was already awake. C) The alarm went off, so I was already awake. D) The alarm went off after I was already awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although the alarm went off, I was already awake. 29. She has decided to move to Portland ..... there are more opportunities for employment in that city. A) Because. B) If. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 30. I saved money ..... I could buy a new phone. A) Since. B) Although. C) While. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 31. Complete the sentence:We decided to leave early ..... the weather forecast predicted a storm. A) Or. B) Unless. C) But. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 32. ..... es regnet, brauche ich einen Regenschirm (umbrella). A) Nachdem. B) Damit. C) Obwohl. D) Wenn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wenn. 33. Since it was raining so hard, A) After I finish my homework. B) She doesn't work on Sundays. C) Just call me. D) The game was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The game was canceled. 34. ..... du kommst, muessen wir direkt nach Hause fahren. A) Sobald. B) Als. C) Wenn. D) Bevor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sobald. 35. Scientists did not want the landers to sink into the moon's dusty surface. A) Complex. B) Not Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Complex. 36. True or False:Subordinating conjunctions always begin dependent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Complete the sentence: ..... my brother loves playing soccer, I prefer basketball. A) Unless. B) Although. C) Since. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 38. Consider this sentence:'I think we should leave now that the movie is over.' Which statement correctly describes the function of 'that' in this sentence? A) It is required to show the location. B) It is an optional subordinator introducing the noun clause 'we should leave'. C) It is a required subordinator showing the reason for leaving. D) It is a mistake and should be removed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an optional subordinator introducing the noun clause 'we should leave'. 39. Select the subordinating conjunction.If you like geography, you will love Mrs. Emery's class! A) If. B) Like. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 40. A subordinate clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction:The children must whisper ..... the patients are sleeping. A) Because. B) As far as. C) Than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 42. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'whenever'. A) Whenever I see her, she smiles. B) Whenever I see her she smiles. C) Whenever I see her she smiles, and waves. D) Whenever I see her she smiles and waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever I see her, she smiles. 43. Complete the sentence:Although it was cold, ..... A) We went for a walk. B) But we stayed inside. C) Or we could stay home. D) And we decided not to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went for a walk. 44. In the sentence, 'I'll text you when I get home, ' which part is the dependent clause? A) When I get home. B) Get home. C) I'll text you. D) I'll text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I get home. 45. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:'She stayed home because she was sick.' A) Although. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 46. Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?Sara begins to sneeze whenever she walks outside in the spring. A) Begins. B) To. C) Whenever. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever. 47. Which word is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence below?We will eat some dinner before we go to the game. A) Before. B) Will eat. C) To. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 48. A subordinate conjucntion shows transition between two ideas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. I need to finish the report ..... the manager arrives from Paris. A) After. B) When. C) Because. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 50. Choose the best way to combine the sentences: "She will call you. She arrives home." A) She will call you before she arrives home. B) She will call you while she arrives home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She will call you before she arrives home. 51. ..... I was tired, I stayed up late to finish the project. A) When. B) Although. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 52. What is the dependent clause in the sentence:I will wake up when my alarm rings. A) I will wake up. B) When my alarm rings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When my alarm rings. 53. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'though'. A) Though it was, late we continued our journey. B) Though it was late, we continued our journey. C) Though, it was late we continued our journey. D) Though it was late we continued our journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Though it was late, we continued our journey. 54. ..... not wasting food is concerned, banana bread is an excellent idea. A) As far as. B) Regardless of the fact that. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As far as. 55. True or False:The phrase 'because the game was cancelled' can be a complete sentence all by itself. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousRelated 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