This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They have been saving money, ..... they can take vacations. A) Because. B) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 2. Which conjunction is used in the following subordinate clause:'She couldn't attend the party since she was sick'? A) While. B) Although. C) Because. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 3. I will go abroad ..... I have enough money. A) When. B) Unless. C) Until. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 4. Which of the following is a subordinate clause? A) After I went to the store. B) I went to the store and bought some groceries. C) I needed to buy some groceries. D) I went to the store because I needed to buy some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the store because I needed to buy some groceries. 5. What is the difference between an adverbial phrase and a subordinate clause used at the beginning of a sentence? A) Adverbial phrases need a comma. B) Adverbial phrases tell us where something is and the subordinate clause doesn't. C) The subordinate clause contains a subject AND a verb and the adverbial phrase does not. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subordinate clause contains a subject AND a verb and the adverbial phrase does not. 6. Identify the subordinate clause and classify the it as an adjective clause or adverb clause. Mom had a fern that looked lonely in its big corner of the living room. A) Mom had a fern:adjective clause. B) Mom had a fern:adverb clause. C) That looked lonely in its big corner of the living room. adjective clause. D) That looked lonely in its big corner of the living room. adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That looked lonely in its big corner of the living room. adjective clause. 7. The tornado THAT HIT THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY was devastating. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 8. He was offered the job, ..... the fact that he had no experience. A) Given. B) In view of. C) Compared to. D) Regardless of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regardless of. 9. Down the road galloped the horse. A) Complete sentence. B) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 10. It is surprising that the former president is still being recognized, ..... he was one of dozens of public officials embroiled in the "vaccinegate" scandal ..... A) Regardless. B) Given that. C) In case. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Given that. 11. Only Angela can tell you what is the recipe for this wonderful pie. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 12. Select the sentence that DOES NOT include a subordinate clause. A) My dad likes to watch football. B) My mum, who is very kind, bought me my favourite snack. C) Since it is going to rain today, I am wearing my wellies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad likes to watch football. 13. A dependent clause is the same as a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Identify the subordinating conjunction:After winning the conference meet, the team advanced to the tournament in Springfield. A) The. B) After. C) To. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 15. What is the appositive(s) phrase? Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads. A) Roald Dahl. B) A famous children's author. C) Wrote many of his books. D) Yellow legal pads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous children's author. 16. The man walked slowly, yet he knew he needed to keep trying. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 17. WHICHEVER ONE OF MY STUDENTS BORROWED MY MARKER needs to return it. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 18. The restaurant WHERE MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS CELEBRATED THEIR ANNIVERSARY closed last week. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 19. Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day. A) Main. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate. 20. She didn't come to the party ..... she was ill. A) Since. B) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 21. A subordinate clause always starts with a: A) Preposition. B) AWHITEBUS. C) Relative Pronoun. D) Either AWHITEBUS or a Relative Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either AWHITEBUS or a Relative Pronoun. 22. Sighted players who put on blindfolds and join in come away from a game with new respect for the abilities of their visually impaired teammates. A) Subordinate clause. B) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate clause. 23. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. They gave all the profits that they had made from the sale to the city's homeless shelter. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 24. What is a subordinate clause? A) A group of words that works together as a complete unit, but is missing a subject and/or verb. B) A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and verb. C) A group of words that does not express a complete thought, but contains a subject and verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of words that does not express a complete thought, but contains a subject and verb. 25. The CD that you borrowed last week is due at the library today. A) Subordinate Clause. B) Main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate Clause. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSubordinate Clauses Quiz 1Subordinate Clauses Quiz 3Subordinate Clauses Quiz 4Subordinate Clauses Quiz 5Subordinate Clauses Quiz 6Subordinate Clauses Quiz 7Subordinate Clauses Quiz 8Subordinate Clauses Quiz 9Subordinate Clauses Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books