This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 49 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I refuse to pay anything ..... you do the work properly. A) So that. B) Until. C) While. D) As long as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 2. If the subordinating conjunction is in the middle of two independent clauses, no comma is needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Fill in the blank to avoid confusion:The word 'as' can mean 'while' or 'because'. Which word best clarifies the meaning in this sentence? ' ..... I was walking home, I decided to call my friend.' A) While. B) Because. C) If. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 4. True or False:A dependent clause can stand alone. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which of the following is a complete, correctly formed complex sentence? A) Although I was nervous about the test. B) I aced the test, so I was really happy. C) I aced the test after I studied all weekend. D) I studied all weekend I aced the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I aced the test after I studied all weekend. 6. Identify the adverb in the sentence: "She danced gracefully across the stage." A) She. B) Danced. C) Gracefully. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gracefully. 7. Use a subordinating conjunction to combine these two sentences:The cat slept. The dog barked loudly. A) The cat slept, and the dog barked loudly. B) The cat slept, so the dog barked loudly. C) The cat slept, the dog barked loudly. D) While the cat slept, the dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While the cat slept, the dog barked loudly. 8. The moon looks bright because light from the sun bounces off it. A) Complex. B) Not Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 9. Where should the comma be placed? We highlight important information as we read our book. A) After We. B) After highlight. C) After information. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma needed. 10. What makes a sentence complex? A) It has a subject and a verb. B) It is long. C) It has many adjectives. D) It contains an independent clause and a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It contains an independent clause and a dependent clause. 11. Which word should be capitalized? Soldiers have to call my uncle captain lopez. A) Captain Lopez. B) Uncle. C) My. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captain Lopez. 12. Does a complex sentence always need a comma? A) Yes, it always needs a comma. B) No, a complex sentence does not always need a comma. A comma is used when the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. C) Only if it has more than two clauses. D) Yes, but only if it is a compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, a complex sentence does not always need a comma. A comma is used when the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. 13. ..... I'm late, save me a piece of cake. A) Provided that. B) Although. C) In case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In case. 14. ..... food fads go, banana bread is a healthy one, as it's made of fifty per cent bananas. A) Whenever. B) As far as. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As far as. 15. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a comma and subordinating conjunction. A) Because it was late, we decided to go home. B) We decided to go home, because it was late. C) Because, it was late we decided to go home. D) We decided, to go home because it was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was late, we decided to go home. 16. Her family ..... arriving tomorrow. A) Is. B) Are. C) I have no idea!. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 17. Once we practice five times, it will be much easier.What is the dependent clause? A) Once we practice five times. B) Once. C) It will be much easier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once we practice five times. 18. Combine the following sentences using 'when':The doorbell rang. I was cooking dinner. A) When I was cooking dinner, the doorbell rang. B) I was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang. C) The doorbell rang when I was cooking dinner. D) When the doorbell rang, I was cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the doorbell rang, I was cooking dinner. 19. We use 'and' to match two similar things. Complete the sentence:I like football ..... basketball. A) And. B) Or. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 20. ..... penguins have wings, they cannot fly. A) Because. B) Although. C) Unless. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 21. Which sentence uses the correct subordinating conjunction to express a condition? A) I'll go to the party unless my parents say no. B) I'll go to the party because my parents say no. C) I'll go to the party although my parents say no. D) I'll go to the party after my parents say no. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'll go to the party unless my parents say no. 22. While Mrs. Davis's accomplishments in the classroom are praiseworthy. Her talented coaching is responsible for bringing the girls' softball team to a victory at the state championship. A) NO CHANGE. B) Praiseworthy, but her. C) Praiseworthy and her. D) Praiseworthy, her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Praiseworthy, her. 23. Complete the sentence to show the manner in which the person is acting:He walked around ..... he owned the place. A) When. B) Unless. C) Than. D) As if. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As if. 24. The lingering discussion at the dinner party, however, would change the course of the evening, details emerged about a family fortune that had been hidden in the house and also that someone at the table knew its location. A) NO CHANGE. B) Evening; since. C) Evening, although. D) Evening:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evening:. 25. Even if you're willing to wait you have to come back tomorrow. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 26. ..... the guards were sleeping, the prisoners escaped. A) Unless. B) While. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 27. Which word or words in this sentence are a subordinating conjunction?Even though he doesn't know how, he tried to bake the cake anyway. A) He. B) Doesn't know how. C) Even though. D) Bake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though. 28. The word 'if' is used as a subordinating conjunction for conditions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What kind of sentence is this:After I fell down, I laughed at myself. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 30. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:'After the movie ended, we went out for dinner.' A) After. B) Movie. C) Ended. D) Dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSubordinating Conjunctions Quiz 1Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 2Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 3Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 4Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 5Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 6Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 7Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books