This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Before you go, would you please be sure to clean up the mess you make? A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 2. I will call you as soon as I ..... home. A) Arrives. B) Arrived. C) Will arrive. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrive. 3. Independent clauses NEED dependent clauses to function. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Begins with a relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Adverbial prepositional phrase. D) Adjectival prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 5. ..... the bad weather they went hiking. A) Despite. B) In spite. C) Although. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite. 6. Check the conjunctive complement(s). A) He wonders what his friend wants. B) She believes what she wants. C) She expects herself to succeed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She believes what she wants. 7. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:This student has prepared his report so well that I can find nothing to criticize. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 8. Choose the subordinate clause:Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it. A) Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese. B) Emily refused to eat it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese. 9. What are the different types of subordinate clauses based on their functions? A) Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. B) Verb clauses. C) Prepositional clauses. D) Conjunction clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. 10. Richard tripped A) Independent. B) Subordinated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 11. ..... of the fact that she is 80, she is very active. A) In spite. B) Despite. C) Unless. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite. 12. According to the author, why did his parents not experience many emotions when they first arrived in New York? A) They were observing old cultural traditions. B) They were too busy looking for employment. C) They were flustered by the strangeness of the city. D) They were trying to hide their nervousness from him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were flustered by the strangeness of the city. 13. Does this sentence need a comma? Clowns juggled while the audience waited for the show to start. A) No paragraph. B) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No paragraph. 14. Jason took a nap before he left for his friend's house. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 15. ..... they were very poor, they made many tasty foods on Tet. A) As. B) Otherwise. C) Although. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 16. ..... that you get a place at university, how are you going to finance your studies? A) As regards. B) Whereas. C) Assuming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assuming. 17. For all of these questions, indicate if the clause written in PINK is a main or subordinate. I first met her in Paris where I lived as a child. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 18. How many subordinate conjunctions are in this passage? It is important to study for finals even though they seem so far away. After you finish studying, you should get good rest since you need to wake up early. If you stay up late, you may be too tired to perform well. A) Four. B) Two. C) Ten. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 19. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:I will call you before I leave for the airport.a) I will call youb) before I leave for the airportc) I leave for the airportd) for the airport A) Before I leave for the airport. B) For the airport. C) I leave for the airport. D) I will call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before I leave for the airport. 20. Read the examples and answer the question.A. After an influenza epidemic struck in 1919, many people died.B. An influenza epidemic struck in 1919. Many people died.C. In 1919, an influenza epidemic struck, and many people died. Which selection emphasizes that the epidemic occurred before the deaths? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 21. Which is NOT correct here? He went to London ..... to learn English. A) . B) In order. C) So that. D) So as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 22. It will take them several hours if they go straight ahead. A) If they go straight ahead. B) It will take them several hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If they go straight ahead. 23. Find the subordinate conjunction For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son. A) For. B) Loved. C) One. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 24. The puppy seems very shy. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Cat. D) Cactus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 25. What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below? When will we meet the girl who won the writing contest? A) When will we meet. B) The girl who won. C) Who won the writing contest. D) The girl who won the writing contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who won the writing contest. 26. He got fired ..... he always arrived late for work. A) When. B) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 27. The girl reads. A) It's a clause. B) It isn't a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a clause. 28. However, I wasn't sure. A) Complete sentence. B) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 29. What is the following group of words? When we went to the beach. A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate clause. 30. What is the function of a noun subordinate clause in a sentence? A) A noun subordinate clause functions as an adjective in a sentence. B) A noun subordinate clause functions as an independent clause in a sentence. C) A noun subordinate clause functions as a verb in a sentence. D) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSubordinate Clauses Quiz 1Subordinate Clauses Quiz 2Subordinate Clauses Quiz 3Subordinate Clauses Quiz 4Subordinate Clauses Quiz 5Subordinate Clauses Quiz 6Subordinate Clauses Quiz 7Subordinate Clauses Quiz 8Subordinate Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books