This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I prefer to play soccer ..... I don't like to play baseball. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 2. Complete the sentence with the corresponding connector.We went fishing last Saturday ..... we did not catch anything. What a pity! A) But. B) When. C) Because. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 3. Which of the following is an example of a main clause?a) Although it was raining, b) I went to the park.c) Because she was tired, d) They ate dinner. A) I went to the park. B) Since she went shopping. C) After finishing my homework,. D) Although it was sunny,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the park. 4. Snow White felt safe when she met the dwarves. Which is the main clause in the sentence? A) Snow White felt safe. B) When she met the dwarves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow White felt safe. 5. I have not been able to find the place where does she live. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 6. Identify the type of clause:Who found Hal's wallet. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Relative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative. 7. She was wearied by the events that occurred earlier that day. The best turning around of the sentence is A) She was wearied from earlier that day. B) Left wearied by the day's events, she retreated to her bed. C) .The day's events left her weary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left wearied by the day's events, she retreated to her bed. 8. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences?Sometimes we take it for granted that our life is becoming more and more comfortable and successful with all the new means of communication and new devices-plasma TVs, portable computers, wireless Internet amd smart phones. A) Subordinate definition clause. B) Subordinate addition clause. C) Subordinate subject clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate definition clause. 9. Identify the independent clause:As the quarterback threw the pass, the crowd cheered wildly. A) As the quarterback threw the pass. B) The crowd cheered wildly. C) There is no independent clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The crowd cheered wildly. 10. Identify the subordinate clause:Because my dog is afraid of thunder, he hides under the bed during storms. A) Because my dog is afraid of thunder. B) He hides under the bed during storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because my dog is afraid of thunder. 11. Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction. A) If. B) Or. C) After. D) Where. E) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 12. Match the sentence beginning with the ending:Some people are good at managing money 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: D) While other people find controlling their finances more difficult. 13. Subordinate clauses start with a ..... A) Conjunction. B) Subordinating connective. C) Subordinating conjunction. D) Sentence opener. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinating conjunction. 14. I want to stop by the restaurant WHERE MY SISTER WORKS. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 15. Select the answer that includes a subordinating conjunction. A) My favourite flower is a rose. B) Roses are beautiful although they have sharp thorns. C) Red roses are popular flowers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roses are beautiful although they have sharp thorns. 16. Identify the relative clause:Ethan and Grace are ready to leave when the bus arrives. A) Ethan and Grace are ready to leave. B) When the bus arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the bus arrives. 17. This root means rule or power. A) ~crat~. B) ~contra~. C) ~auto~. D) ~that~. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ~crat~. 18. Choose the dependent (subordinate) clause:Unless Christine finishes her calculus homework, she will have to suffer Mr. Nguyen's wrath in class tomorrow. A) Unless Christine finishes her calculus homework. B) She will have to suffer Mr. Nguyen's wrath in class tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless Christine finishes her calculus homework. 19. Identify the following word group:Above the playground. A) Independent clause. B) Both fragment and subordinate clause. C) Fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 20. Identify the type of clause:Here is a picture of my cousin. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Relative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 21. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. After we have finished our article, we took it to the editor of the school newspaper. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 22. The Eiffel Tower was completed under budget because the crew was so efficient. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 23. Which word in the sentence is the subordinating conjunction. A) Since. B) Was. C) With. D) Hoped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 24. Tell me where you have put my books. A) Adverbial Clause of Reason. B) Adverbial Clause of Contrast. C) Adverbial Clause of Place. D) Adverbial Clause of Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial Clause of Place. 25. Along the back road to our house A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a clause. ← 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