This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Before we left for the airport, I double-checked to make sure I wasn't leaving anything. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 2. I saved money ..... buy a car. A) So that. B) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to. 3. Choose the dependent (subordinate) clause:Until I drink my coffee, I cannot function well. A) Until I drink my coffee. B) I cannot function well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until I drink my coffee. 4. You may keep the book a further week ..... that I do not require it. A) In case. B) Provided. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided. 5. The pitcher shouts "Ready!" before the ball is pitched and "Pitch!" when the ball is released. A) Subordinate clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate clause. 6. Dependent/Subordinate clauses do not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. ..... he is rich, he is not happy. A) Although. B) In order to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 8. I enjoy watching romantic films ..... my husband likes action movies. A) Therefore. B) Whereas. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whereas. 9. Is the following a sentence fragment (a.k.a. dependent/subordinate clause) or a complete sentence (a.k.a. independent clause)? She has gained freedom. A) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause. B) Complete Sentence a.k.a. Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence a.k.a. Independent clause. 10. ..... he said bad things about his previous boss during the interview, he wasn't selected for the job. A) So that. B) As. C) Even though. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 11. We called ..... we got the message. A) As soon as. B) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 12. Jeffrey gasped when a six-foot snake slithered across the sidewalk. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 13. The knife is used ..... cutting plastic. A) To. B) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 14. ..... my parents arrived I was already asleep. A) When. B) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 15. ..... politics in our country, it's the first an authority is facing six public prosecutors' investigations for alleged corruption. A) As regards. B) In case. C) Unless. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As regards. 16. Identify the subordinate clause:Let's wait here until Stephen arrives. A) Let's wait here. B) Until Stephen arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until Stephen arrives. 17. Choose the subordinate clause:You have many opportunities when you enroll at Loyola. A) You have many opportunities. B) When you enroll at Loyola. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you enroll at Loyola. 18. The price of oil has gone down ..... the production increased. A) When. B) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 19. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence. Nyla, who had trained for many months, was pleased with her time in the marathon. A) Nyla was pleased with her time in the marathon. B) Who had trained for many months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who had trained for many months. 20. Which is a main clause? A) Dinner took a long time. B) Because the chef was slow. C) In the oven. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dinner took a long time. 21. A subordinate clause can stand alone as a sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. A subordinate adjective clause modifies a noun or a pronoun A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Hariz never learned the language ..... he lived there for two years. A) In spite of. B) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 24. Because mom said so, I apologized to Cecilia. A) Because mom said so. B) I apologized to Cecilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because mom said so. 25. How would you fix this sentence: "I ran home. Which made tired." A) I ran home, which made me tired. B) I ran home; which made me tired. C) I ran home:which made me tired. D) I ran home tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I ran home, which made me tired. 26. Classify each italicized subordinate clause as an adjective clause or adverb clause. When Donna Lopiano was a child, she dreamed of pitching for the New York Yankees. A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb clause. 27. Jackson grew up in New Orleans, where she sang in a church choir. A) Subordinate Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the above. 28. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? Whoever spins the wheel wins a prize. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 29. Classify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:This is the man to whom you wish to give your trust. A) Relative clause. B) Temporal clause. C) Causal clause. D) Concessive clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative clause. 30. Is the following a sentence fragment (a.k.a. dependent/subordinate clause) or a complete sentence (a.k.a. independent clause)? Now that she has left the brothel. A) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. Subordinate clause. B) Complete Sentence a.k.a. Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment a.k.a. 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