This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Louise does not like classical music; ..... , her friends have talked her into going to the concert. A) In addition. B) Although. C) All incorrect. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 2. A lot of people travel to England ..... improve their English. A) In order to. B) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 3. What surprises the author when he sees the large headstone? A) It is black and made of granite. B) It occupies the entire hilltop. C) It contains all of the family names. D) It has yet to be carved with dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contains all of the family names. 4. Elegant and poised, the lady graced the room with her presence.This sentence begins with: A) An adjective. B) A transitional word. C) A noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective. 5. ..... I had free time tomorrow, I wouldn't want to go to the beach. A) Even if. B) However. C) In contrast. D) On the other hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even if. 6. If you win the award, I will buy you a new video game. A) I will buy you a new video game. B) If you win the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you win the award. 7. I am taller than my brother. A) Adverbial Clause of Reason. B) Adverbial Clause of Comparison. C) Adverbial Clause of Time. D) Adverbial Clause of Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Clause of Comparison. 8. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence:If she doesn't like my gift, I will throw it at her. A) If. B) She. C) Will. D) Throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 9. ..... they were partying, their friends left. A) When. B) While. C) If. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 10. Which is the independent clause in this sentence?I like baking but sometimes it can be tiresome. A) I like baking. B) But sometimes it can be tiresome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like baking. 11. New generations are learning English ..... A) For fun. B) To travel. C) Assuming that globalization continues. D) According to Cambridge University. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assuming that globalization continues. 12. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence. The trees move wildly whenever the wind blows. A) The trees move wildly . B) Whenever the wind blows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whenever the wind blows. 13. They will help him if he wants A) They will help him. B) If he wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If he wants. 14. Find the main clause and comma in the correct place:After we sang happy birthday Kathy blew out her birthday candles. A) After we sang happy birthday Kathy blew out her birthday candles. B) After we sang happy birthday Kathy blew out her birthday candles. C) After we sang happy birthday, Kathy blew out her birthday candles. D) After we sang happy birthday, Kathy blew out her birthday candles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After we sang happy birthday, Kathy blew out her birthday candles. 15. While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television, Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 16. I'm going to call the restaurant ..... book a table. A) To. B) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 17. Many people is traveling ..... A) Today. B) Considering that Holy Week is coming. C) In a car. D) With no passports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Considering that Holy Week is coming. 18. Sports day was canceled because it was raining heavily. A) Main clause. B) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main clause. 19. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:'I will go to the beach when the weather is warm.' A) I will go to the beach. B) The weather is warm. C) To the beach when the weather is warm. D) When the weather is warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the weather is warm. 20. As the fall progresses, there are fewer hours every day when the sun shines. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 21. Which word is a subordinating conjunction? A) Additionally. B) Instead. C) Whenever. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever. 22. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. The sun is very hot inside, but its surface is hotter. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 23. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? The class will never forget the time when the bird got in the class and scared their teacher. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 24. Identify the subordinate clause and classify the it as an adjective clause or adverb clause. After I read about a variety of houseplants, I made a shopping list. A) After I read about a variety of houseplants, :adjective clause. B) After I read about a variety of houseplants, :adverb clause. C) I made a shopping list.:adjective clause. D) I made a shopping list.:adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After I read about a variety of houseplants, :adverb clause. 25. Each team has a sighted pitcher and a sighted catcher, who never get a turn at bat, and six fielders who wear blindfolds so that they don't have a visual advantage. A) Subordinate clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate clause. 26. The children argued about WHAT THE BEST METHOD WAS TO CATCH FISH. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 27. What is the problem with the following sentence fragment? Ran like the wind. A) Missing subject. B) Missing verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missing subject. 28. Which of the following is a subordinate clause?a) They went to the park.b) Before it gets dark, c) The sky is blue. A) They went to the park. B) The sky is blue. C) After the rain stopped,. D) Before it gets dark,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before it gets dark,. 29. Identify the subordinate clause. I drink coffee at home, and I fix a cup for the road. A) I drink coffee at home. B) I fix a cup for the road. C) There is no subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no subordinate clause. 30. When she has more free time, she'll start reading the book. A) When she has more free time. B) She'll start reading the book. 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