This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Clauses > Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinate Clauses Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If I won a million dollars I would not have to work for the rest of my life. Where would the comma be placed? A) After dollars. B) After If. C) After I. D) After not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After dollars. 2. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:He's acting as if he's had bad news. A) The object clause. B) The attributive clause. C) The adverbial clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial clause. 3. Identify whether the colored clause is INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE (DEPENDENT). Although it was very long, the movie was good. A) Independent. B) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 4. What do you put in between a dependent and independent clause in a sentence? A) A period. B) A comma. C) A semicolon. D) A question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 5. Identify adverbial clause. I'm going to buy it at the store unless I can get a better price online. A) Reason. B) Purpose. C) Condition. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condition. 6. People's attitudes and daily lifestyles are influenced by ..... A) They see and hear what on television. B) On television what they see and hear. C) They see and hear on television what. D) What they see and hear on television. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What they see and hear on television. 7. Melissa graduated from college today A) Independent. B) Subordinate. C) Not a clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 8. Success Criteria:I can recognise that a complex sentence contains a main (independent) clause and at least one dependent clause. I can recognise two types of dependent clauses:subordinate clauses and relative clauses. A) I have read my success criteria. B) I have read and understood my success criteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have read and understood my success criteria. 9. Both independent and subordinate clauses contain subjects and predicates A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE:As it's starting snowing, we will stay inside. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 11. Even though we were tardy the judges still let us participate. Where would the comma be placed? A) After Even though. B) After tardy. C) After judges. D) After even. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After tardy. 12. She was an excellent musician because she had practised often. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Clause. 13. The weather was nice, ..... we went for a walk. A) Although. B) Because. C) So. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 14. Write the words that make this a complex sentence. Our group gave our report first ..... get it over with. A) , and we wanted. B) Because we wanted. C) In order to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In order to. 15. Match the sentence beginning with the ending:While many activities cost 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: C) Exercise is free. 16. The boys ran inside because the rain had started to fall. A) Main Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Clause. 17. Combine the following independent and subordinate clauses to form a complex sentence:'She finished her exam.' and 'Before she went on vacation.' A) Before she finished her exam, she went on vacation. B) She went on vacation after she finished her exam. C) She finished her exam after going on vacation. D) She went on vacation before finishing her exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before she finished her exam, she went on vacation. 18. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:'He failed the exam because he didn't study.' A) Because he didn't study. B) He didn't study. C) Because. D) He failed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he didn't study. 19. All of the following are SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (a clause that can not stand alone as a sentence and begins with a subordinating conjunction) EXCEPT: A) Since we got to school early. B) When it was time for bed. C) Since it is hot outside. D) The students played in the playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students played in the playground. 20. Select the correct definition for a subordinate clause. A) It makes sense on its own. The sentence is a complete thought. B) It supports the independent clause and provides more information. The beginning shows it is dependent from the previous part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It supports the independent clause and provides more information. The beginning shows it is dependent from the previous part. 21. Luckily, the man found this passport before arriving at the flight's gate. This sentence begins with a: A) Noun. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 22. ..... I leave home, I'll call you. A) Before. B) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 23. What type of subordinate clause is in the following sentences? What we need to know is whether new means of communication will be available in the future and whether they will change the quality of our life. A) Subordinate predicate clause. B) Subordinate subject clause. C) Subordinate addition clause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate subject clause. 24. Identify the subordinate clause in this sentence. As the nights are getting colder, we will have to put the plants in the greenhouse. A) As the nights are getting colder. B) We will have to put the plants in the greenhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the nights are getting colder. 25. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:'She will go to the party if she finishes her work.' A) She will go to the party. B) Finishes her work. C) If she finishes her work. D) She will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she finishes her work. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSubordinate Clauses Quiz 1Subordinate Clauses Quiz 2Subordinate Clauses Quiz 3Subordinate Clauses Quiz 4Subordinate Clauses Quiz 5Subordinate Clauses Quiz 6Subordinate Clauses Quiz 8Subordinate Clauses Quiz 9Subordinate Clauses Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books