This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT correct here? He went to London ..... to learn English. A) . B) In order. C) So that. D) So as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 2. It will take them several hours if they go straight ahead. A) If they go straight ahead. B) It will take them several hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If they go straight ahead. 3. Find the subordinate conjunction For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son. A) For. B) Loved. C) One. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 4. The puppy seems very shy. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Cat. D) Cactus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 5. What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below? When will we meet the girl who won the writing contest? A) When will we meet. B) The girl who won. C) Who won the writing contest. D) The girl who won the writing contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who won the writing contest. 6. He got fired ..... he always arrived late for work. A) When. B) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 7. The girl reads. A) It's a clause. B) It isn't a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a clause. 8. However, I wasn't sure. A) Complete sentence. B) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 9. What is the following group of words? When we went to the beach. A) Phrase. B) Independent clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate clause. 10. What is the function of a noun subordinate clause in a sentence? A) A noun subordinate clause functions as an adjective in a sentence. B) A noun subordinate clause functions as an independent clause in a sentence. C) A noun subordinate clause functions as a verb in a sentence. D) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noun subordinate clause functions as a dependent clause that acts as a noun in a sentence. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. ..... 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. ..... they were partying, their friends left. A) When. B) While. C) If. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. They will help him if he wants A) They will help him. B) If he wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If he wants. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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