Subordination Quiz 3 (30 MCQs)

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1. Combine the following two sentences using a subordinating conjunction:'I want to go to the party.' 'I have a lot of homework to do.'
2. Which of the following lines is an example of Victim Blaming?
3. How can emphasis be achieved in speech?
4. Correct or incorrect:I found your answer to be insensitive because you made fun of the koala bear.
5. Bracewell told the people ..... effect a drought would have on the Great Plains.
6. ..... Thomas scores a 100 on the final exam, he cannot pass College Algebra, a class he is taking for the third time.
7. Ik pak de koffers van mijn zusje ..... te jong is.
8. Sydney and Julie all went to the park on Tuesday.
9. Bill likes to stay up late night ..... , today he has to get up early in the morning.
10. Rewrite the following sentence to make it a complex sentence:'She went to the park.'
11. TRUE or FALSE. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
12. The conciertos were forced to work at the haciendas for generations because .....
13. To impress Deepa, his date, Ryan labored over the chicken stir fry; ..... , she took offense that he was serving meat after she had explained her vegetarianism.
14. Me and my friends did not miss the fried noodle ..... we had our lunch
15. The coordinating conjunction FOR shows the "because" or "why" of a situation.
16. ..... we klaar zijn, kunnen we naar de zee vertrekken.
17. She studies hard ..... she wants to pass the exam.
18. What would happen if gender roles are not forced on the people?
19. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, ..... moth and rust destroy and ..... thieves break in and steal."
20. Is the following sentence correctly written? Yes or no?We celebrate National Ice Cream Cone Day on September 22nd, while National Snow Cone Day is April 18th.
21. Combine the following two sentences using a subordinating conjunction:'She loves to read.' 'She always has a book with her.'
22. "Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck ..... , many people are very careful around mirrors."
23. Identify the clause in pink ink as either an independent or subordinate clause. "Although it is raining outside, the children are still playing in the backyard."
24. The thief knew precisely ..... the collection of priceless jewels was hidden
25. A. Tiffany is gluten intolerant, therefore she avoids all wheat products, such as bread and pasta. B. Tiffany is gluten intolerant; therefore, she avoids all wheat products, such as bread and pasta. C. Tiffany is gluten intolerant therefore she avoids all wheat products, such as bread and pasta.
26. Correct or incorrect:I like to play baseball, because I love being outside.
27. ..... it was late, we decided to go home.
28. Choose the correct optionAlthough the Supreme Court uses only three high school students as pages, the chances of becoming a Supreme Court page are slim.
29. Jerry passed the exam first time ..... I had to retake it three times.
30. "Not only do some people believe that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck, ..... they also avoid walking under ladders."