This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... it was cold, Zul Afzal didn't put on his coat. A) Although. B) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 2. Identify the main clause in the following sentence:The dog barked loudly when the mailman arrived. A) The dog barked loudly. B) The mailman arrived. C) The dog. D) Barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked loudly. 3. Whis is NOT correct? Karen bought some biscuits to eat ..... she was on diet. A) Although. B) Despite the fact that. C) In spite of. D) Though. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 4. Match the sentence beginning with the ending:Although going to the cinema or restaurant may be enjoyable, A) Wheter they want or not. B) They will not be able to reduce their spending. C) Exercise is free. D) While other people find controlling their finances more difficult. E) They can be quite expensive pastimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) They can be quite expensive pastimes. 5. Jack studies hard ..... , he gets high grades. A) Nevertheless. B) Therefore. C) In addition. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 6. I know the place [where I was born]. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 7. What is the problem with the following sentence fragment?The president of the United States. A) Missing subject. B) Missing verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing verb. 8. He won't apply for the job ..... he hasn't got a driving licence as required. A) Although. B) While. C) Because. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 9. What is the following group of words? in deep and shallow water A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 10. As a result of the weather, the children wore their snow boots. A) Main clause. B) Subordinate clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 11. Give my regards to Jane if you ..... her! A) Meet. B) Will meet. C) Met. D) Shall meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 12. Punctuate the following independent and subordinate clauses correctly:'I will go to the party' 'if I finish my work' A) I will go to the party if I finish my work. B) I will go to the party if I finish my work?. C) I will go to the party if I finish my work. D) I will go to the party, if I finish my work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will go to the party, if I finish my work. 13. Learning Goal:To be able to recognise and use complex sentences. A) I have read my learning goal. B) I have read and understood my learning goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have read and understood my learning goal. 14. We wrote it ..... you were walking in the park. A) While. B) When. C) If. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 15. What type of subordinate clause is this: "Does the ad say whether previous experience is necessary?l" A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 16. Write the word that would make these sentences into a compound sentence. Students got to try different foods. They listened to performers at the same time. A) , but. B) , and. C) , yet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , and. 17. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? They were thoroughly confused by whatever the tour guide said. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 18. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. The sun is our nearest star; thus, it seems brightest. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 19. Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? They couldn't go to school because they had to work. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 20. In the sentence 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.', which part is the subordinate clause? A) We went for a walk. B) It was raining. C) Although we went for a walk. D) Although it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining. 21. Identify the italicized clause as an independent clause or subordinate clause. To conserve fuel, the ancient Chinese used stir-frying, which is a method for cooking food quickly. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 22. If you ..... the lottery, will you buy me a dog? A) Will win. B) Win. C) Won. D) Have won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Win. 23. 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 is a compound sentence? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 24. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? Before the class about The Civil War, the students had to watch a Youtube video. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 25. The boy is free to leave once he completes his assignment. The best rewording of the sentence is A) Once he completes his assignment, the boy is free to leave. B) Completing his assignment, made it possible for the boy to leave. C) Upon completion of his assignment, the boy was free to leave. D) None of above. 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