This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The trip was canceled ..... the rain. A) Because. B) In case. C) In order to. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of. 2. Which part of the following sentence is the adverbial clause "When I didn't return the book, the librarian called my parents." ? A) , the librarian called my parents. B) Return the book. C) When I didn't return the book. D) When I didn't return the book,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When I didn't return the book,. 3. When Jack phoned me, I ..... a letter. A) Have been writing. B) Am writing. C) Was writing. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was writing. 4. As he was not there, I left a message with his mother. A) Purpose. B) Condition. C) Reason. D) Result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason. 5. Use an adverb clause to modify the verb in the following sentence:They played outside. A) They played outside in the morning. B) They played outside quickly. C) When they played outside, they enjoyed the fresh air. D) They played outside happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When they played outside, they enjoyed the fresh air. 6. I feel asleep ..... TV. A) While I watch. B) While watching. C) While watched. D) During I was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While watching. 7. Adjective or Adverb clause?Jason likes to listen to music while he sleeps. A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb clause. 8. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, ..... it doesn't go bad. A) So that. B) When. C) While. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So that. 9. The ointment can be applied where needed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 10. Which item contains relative pronouns? A) Since, although, because, until, when. B) Who, whose, whom, which, that. C) When, where, why, how. D) He, his, hers, theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who, whose, whom, which, that. 11. ..... you heat ice, it melts. A) Until. B) Before. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 12. How does the meaning change if you switch the clauses in the sentence 'Some prefer hot weather, whereas others like it cold' to 'Whereas others like it cold, some prefer hot weather'? A) The meaning changes completely. B) The contrast between the two preferences is lost. C) The meaning remains the same. D) The sentence becomes grammatically incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The meaning remains the same. 13. Identify the adverb in this sentence:If a tornado approaches, you can take shelter in the basement. A) If a tornado approaches. B) You can take shelter in the basement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If a tornado approaches. 14. If I work hard, I ..... A) Am succeed. B) Will succeed. C) Will be succeded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will succeed. 15. Rewrite the following sentence with the introductory adverb clause punctuated correctly:'Because it was raining the picnic was canceled.' A) Because it was raining; the picnic was canceled. B) Because, it was raining the picnic was canceled. C) Because it was raining, the picnic was canceled. D) Because it was raining the picnic was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was raining, the picnic was canceled. 16. Different subordinating conjunctions express different relationships:When? Where? How? Why? and ..... A) Which one?. B) Comparison. C) What kind?. D) How many?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison. 17. The track star is a fierce competitor since he won the 5K race.What is the adverb clause? A) Since he won the 5K race. B) The track star is a fierce competitor. C) Won the 5K race. D) Fierce competitor since he won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since he won the 5K race. 18. How is the clause being used in the sentence?Megan Hilty sang exactly what I like to hear. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 19. Error Identification:(A) Although Adlai Stevenson was (B) never elected president, he was one of the preeminent American (C) politics of the mid-twentieth (D) century . A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 20. I wasn't scared, ..... there was a big storm. A) Because. B) Although. C) Since. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 21. A clause can also be a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Tony ..... Nick are excited ..... they are going camping tomorrow. A) And, and. B) But, since. C) So, although. D) And, because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And, because. 23. I will help my son with his homework ..... he really needs it A) Whether or not. B) Unless. C) Only if. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only if. 24. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence ..... , I can't hear what he is saying. A) Though the music is noise. B) Because of the noise. C) In spite of the noise music. D) Because of the soft music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of the noise. 25. Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive of purpose? A) She ran quickly to catch the bus. B) They played soccer because they love the sport. C) He ate dinner before going to bed. D) I went to the store to buy some groceries. 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