This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Clauses Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which student scored the highest?The clause above is a/an: A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 2. Is the following clause independent or subordinate:When will the bell ring? A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 3. Since the family got a new car, she has asked to drive it to school.The dependent clause in the above sentence is: A) Has asked. B) To drive. C) She has asked to drive it to school. D) The family got a new car. E) Since the family got a new car. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Since the family got a new car. 4. By the time Colin left work, he ..... the budget report. A) Had finished. B) Has finished. C) Will have finished. D) Finishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 5. Phrase or clause?*before the game* A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 6. After they served in the military, they became a monk. A) After serving in the military, they became a monk. B) After served in the military, they became a monk. C) After military service, they became a monk. D) Serving in the military, they became a monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After serving in the military, they became a monk. 7. While he was washing his new car, Tom ..... a new ring. A) Found. B) Was finding. C) Had found. D) Is finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found. 8. A clause always has a ..... and a ..... A) Subject and adverb. B) Adverb and verb. C) Subject and verb. D) Verb and adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject and verb. 9. You shouldn't spend too much on computer ..... it is harmful to your eyes. A) A. as. B) B when. C) C. although. D) D. so that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. as. 10. .... She has done her homework well, he is praised by her teacher. A) Since. B) When. C) As. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 11. Decide if 'after the movie ended' is a clause or not a clause. A) Clause. B) Not a clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clause. 12. I'll invite the Thompsons to the potluck dinner the next time I ..... them A) See. B) Will see. C) Will have seen. D) Have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 13. Identify the clause in parenthesis, and clarify what word it modifies.My friend and I went to see the movie (that everyone has been raving about). A) Adjective phrase (describing see). B) Adjective phrase (describing movie). C) Adverb phrase (describing went). D) Adverb phrase (describing see). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective phrase (describing movie). 14. Which sentence places the comma correctly? A) When Mylee comes to school, we will celebrate her birthday. B) We will celebrate Mylee's birthday, when she comes to school. C) We will celebrate Mylee's birthday when, she comes to school. D) When Mylee comes to school we will celebrate her birthday. (No comma needed). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When Mylee comes to school, we will celebrate her birthday. 15. Change the adverb clauses to adverb phrases if possible. While Sam was driving to work in the rain, his car got a flat tire. A) While driving to work in the rain, Sam's car got a flat tire. B) While driving to work in the rain, his car got a flat tire. C) Sam was driving to work in the rain, getting a flat tire. D) No Correct Answer-No Change Possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While driving to work in the rain, Sam's car got a flat tire. 16. A dependent clause that tells when, where, why, how, or under what condition the action takes place in a sentence is known as A) An adjective clause. B) An appositive phrase. C) An adverb clause. D) An absolute phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adverb clause. 17. We will go to the game ..... A) Friday. B) Even if it rains. C) Sometime. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even if it rains. 18. While some students played basketball, others played football. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 19. We have to follow more than ten stages ..... we can make a simple conical hat A) When. B) In order to. C) Because. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 20. I haven't seen him ..... he left this morning. A) Since. B) After. C) Before. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 21. People who reverse the letters of words ..... to read suffers from dyslexia. A) If they tried. B) When trying. C) When tried. D) If he tries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When trying. 22. Identify the noun or pronoun the clause is modifying:My dog, who loves ice cream, got a treat too. A) Treat. B) Dog. C) Who. D) Ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog. 23. Identify the key word:Once they saw the car coming, the birds flew away from the road. A) Coming. B) Road. C) Away. D) Once. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Once. 24. Mr Brown will have worked at this school for 32 years ..... A) By the time he retires. B) As soon as he had retired. C) When he retired. D) After he had retired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the time he retires. 25. He buys something wherever he goes. A) Reasons. B) Purpose. C) Conditions. D) Place. 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