This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, I have to read for a little while each night. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 2. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence. Typewriters are a thing of the past since the computer keyboard became popular. A) Since the computer keyboard became popular. B) Typewriters are a thing of the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the computer keyboard became popular. 3. Is this an independent or subordinate clause?the boy walked his dog A) Main. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 4. Identify the independent clause:Sue will not be at the game since she has to work Friday night. A) Sue will not be at the game. B) Since she has to work Friday night. C) There is no independent clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sue will not be at the game. 5. I first met her in Paris where I lived as a child. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 6. Choose the subordinate clause in the following sentence: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. 7. Identify whether the colored clause is INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE (DEPENDENT). School will be canceled on Thursday because the storm knocked out the power. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 8. She needs some money ..... take a taxi. A) To. B) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 9. We didn't do well in the test ..... it was easy. A) In spite of. B) Therefore. C) In addition. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 10. I need my computer ..... send an important email. A) To. B) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 11. Subordinate clauses and independent clauses both have a subject and a predicate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. She tried to buy the same dress THAT I WANTED TO BUY. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 13. How can you identify a subordinate clause in a sentence? A) By looking for a group of words that has a subject but no verb. B) By counting the number of adjectives in the clause. C) By looking for a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. D) By identifying a clause that always comes at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By looking for a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. 14. ..... the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip. A) Despite/in spite of. B) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 15. The blue car, which is my father's, is parked in the garage. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 16. Choose the subordinate clause:Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day. A) Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard. B) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day. 17. ..... his effort in learning how to drive, he failed his driving test. A) Although. B) In spite of. C) Even though. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In spite of. 18. Complete the sentence with the corresponding connector.Vincent was having lunch ..... Barbara phoned him. A) Because. B) So. C) When. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 19. Which sentence has been properly punctuated? A) As she read the book, she was falling asleep. B) As she read the book she was falling asleep. C) As she, read the book, she was falling asleep. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As she read the book, she was falling asleep. 20. Someone has to wash the dishes A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 21. The Prince was overjoyed ..... Snow White awoke. Which conjunction links the two clauses together? A) If. B) Although. C) When. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 22. ..... She was tall, she never played basketball. A) But. B) So. C) Although. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 23. Identify the main clause in this sentence. Sofia, who did not want the robbers to see her, hid behind the tree. A) Sofia hid behind the tree. B) Who did not want the robbers to see her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sofia hid behind the tree. 24. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence. Dominic halted, wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. A) Dominic halted. B) Wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wondering whether he should climb all the way to the top. 25. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Although she studied hard, she didn't pass the test. A) She didn't pass the test. B) Studied hard. C) Although she studied hard. D) The test. 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