This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Syntax > Subordination – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordination Quiz 8 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Combine the following two sentences using a subordinating conjunction:'I will go to the store.' 'I need to buy some groceries.' A) I will go to the store so that I can buy some groceries. B) I will go to the store although I need to buy some groceries. C) I will go to the store because I need to buy some groceries. D) I will go to the store after I need to buy some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will go to the store so that I can buy some groceries. 2. A. Keenan lives in Kansas City and has worked for Hallmark for two years.B. Keenan lives in Kansas City, and has worked for Hallmark for two years.C. Keenan lives in Kansas City; and has worked for Hallmark for two years. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 3. He is good at math, ..... he struggles with science. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 4. The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is:As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree. A) Down. B) As. C) From. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 5. Create a complex sentence using the subordinating conjunction 'although'. A) Although I like pizza, I don't eat it often. B) Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk. C) Although the sun is shining, I forgot my sunglasses. D) Although she studied hard, she failed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk. 6. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a subordinating conjunction? A) I will go to the store, and I will buy milk. B) I will go to the store because I need milk. C) I will go to the store, but I need milk. D) I will go to the store, or I need milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will go to the store because I need milk. 7. Putting an end to gender subordination includes: A) Giving men and women equal rights. B) Giving men and women equal opportunities. C) Giving men and women equal respect. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 8. She was in charge of baking the cookies, and the party was a disaster. A) Coordination. B) Passive. C) Shifts. D) Subordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordination. 9. What punctuation is needed with you start with a dependent clause. A) A period at the end of the sentence is the only punctuation you will need. B) A comma after the dependent clause. C) A comma after the independent clause. D) A period after the dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma after the dependent clause. 10. You should avoid walking under a ladder ..... you want to bring bad luck upon yourself. A) Unless. B) However. C) Thus. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 11. A. Sweet's Landscaping could not build the garden shed until next spring; therefore, we decided to build it ourselves. B. Sweet's Landscaping could not build the garden shed until next spring, therefore, we decided to build it ourselves. C. Sweet's Landscaping could not build the garden shed until next spring, therefore; we decided to build it ourselves. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 12. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction.It has been a year ..... I left home. A) When. B) As. C) Before. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 13. "He has a stomach ache because of the food that he ate yesterday" . A) Coordinators. B) Subordinators. C) Complex prepositions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex prepositions. 14. ..... and ..... were produced in the coast of Ecuador. A) Cheese and wood. B) Corn and cheese. C) Cocoa and tobacco. D) Cofee and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cocoa and tobacco. 15. In the haciendas there were two main mechanisms of subordination called: A) Concertaje and mestizos. B) Huasipungo and mestizos. C) Concertaje and huasipungo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concertaje and huasipungo. 16. They are forms of economic, social and cultural control created by the Creaoles to maintain their privileges. A) Afro-descendants. B) Mechanisms of control. C) Mestizos. D) Mechanisms of subordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mechanisms of subordination. 17. "Many consider the number 13 to be unlucky, ..... others see it as just another number." A) So. B) Because. C) Since. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 18. At around two years of age, many children regularly produce sentences ..... three or four words. A) Contain. B) Which contain. C) Contains. D) Are containing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which contain. 19. Ardian knows Germany, ..... , our school selected him to go student exchange in there. A) Moreover. B) Provided. C) Therefore. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 20. Which one of these sentences are "choppy" or has a period where a comma should be? A) Thomas wants to become a musician. He has spent almost 10 years playing the piano. B) Thomas wants to become a musician he has spent almost 10 years playing the piano. C) Thomas wants to become a musician, and he has spent almost 10 years playing the piano. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas wants to become a musician. He has spent almost 10 years playing the piano. 21. Identify the clause in blue ink as either an independent or subordinate clause. This house is modern, and it is expensive. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 22. Correct or incorrect:When we study for the test we do well. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 23. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence:I will go to the park ..... I finish my chores. A) Before. B) While. C) Because. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 24. "Make sure to knock on wood ..... you talk about future success to ward off bad luck." A) If. B) Before. C) Until. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 25. I don't drink coffee ..... it makes me nervous. A) As. B) Even though. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 26. Quel mot est une conjonction de coordination? A) Nul. B) Elle. C) Aussi. D) Ou. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ou. 27. Virtually, all doctors agree ..... a second diagnosis in the event of a potentially major disease. A) Patients that should seek. B) Patients should be sought. C) Patients they seek. D) That patients should seek. 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