This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 52 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where should a comma go in the sentence below?Once we get home I need to let the dog outside. A) After once. B) After home. C) After to. D) After dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After home. 2. Here are two sentences:'The alarm went off. I was already awake.' Which option best combines these into one complex sentence to show contrast? A) The alarm went off, and I was already awake. B) Although the alarm went off, I was already awake. C) The alarm went off, so I was already awake. D) The alarm went off after I was already awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although the alarm went off, I was already awake. 3. She has decided to move to Portland ..... there are more opportunities for employment in that city. A) Because. B) If. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 4. I saved money ..... I could buy a new phone. A) While. B) So that. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 5. Complete the sentence:We decided to leave early ..... the weather forecast predicted a storm. A) Since. B) Unless. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 6. ..... es regnet, brauche ich einen Regenschirm (umbrella). A) Nachdem. B) Damit. C) Obwohl. D) Wenn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wenn. 7. Since it was raining so hard, A) After I finish my homework. B) She doesn't work on Sundays. C) Just call me. D) The game was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The game was canceled. 8. ..... du kommst, muessen wir direkt nach Hause fahren. A) Bevor. B) Sobald. C) Wenn. D) Als. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sobald. 9. Scientists did not want the landers to sink into the moon's dusty surface. A) Complex. B) Not Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Complex. 10. True or False:Subordinating conjunctions always begin dependent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence: ..... my brother loves playing soccer, I prefer basketball. A) Since. B) Unless. C) Although. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 12. Consider this sentence:'I think we should leave now that the movie is over.' Which statement correctly describes the function of 'that' in this sentence? A) It is required to show the location. B) It is an optional subordinator introducing the noun clause 'we should leave'. C) It is a required subordinator showing the reason for leaving. D) It is a mistake and should be removed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an optional subordinator introducing the noun clause 'we should leave'. 13. Select the subordinating conjunction.If you like geography, you will love Mrs. Emery's class! A) If. B) Like. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 14. What is the purpose of using subordinating conjunctions in a sentence? A) To emphasize the main idea of the sentence. B) To separate nouns and verbs. C) To join dependent clauses to independent clauses. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To join dependent clauses to independent clauses. 15. A subordinate clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction:The children must whisper ..... the patients are sleeping. A) Because. B) As far as. C) Than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 17. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'whenever'. A) Whenever I see her, she smiles. B) Whenever I see her she smiles. C) Whenever I see her she smiles, and waves. D) Whenever I see her she smiles and waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever I see her, she smiles. 18. Complete the sentence:Although it was cold, ..... A) We went for a walk. B) But we stayed inside. C) Or we could stay home. D) And we decided not to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went for a walk. 19. In the sentence, 'I'll text you when I get home, ' which part is the dependent clause? A) I'll text you. B) When I get home. C) I'll text. D) Get home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When I get home. 20. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:'She stayed home because she was sick.' A) Although. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 21. Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?Sara begins to sneeze whenever she walks outside in the spring. A) Begins. B) To. C) Outside. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whenever. 22. Which word is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence below?We will eat some dinner before we go to the game. A) Will eat. B) Some. C) Before. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 23. Con tal de que A) So that. B) Provided that. C) In case of. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided that. 24. A subordinate conjucntion shows transition between two ideas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. I need to finish the report ..... the manager arrives from Paris. A) Before. B) After. C) When. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 26. Choose the best way to combine the sentences: "She will call you. She arrives home." A) She will call you before she arrives home. B) She will call you while she arrives home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She will call you before she arrives home. 27. ..... I was tired, I stayed up late to finish the project. A) When. B) Although. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 28. What is the dependent clause in the sentence:I will wake up when my alarm rings. A) I will wake up. B) When my alarm rings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When my alarm rings. 29. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'though'. A) Though it was late we continued our journey. B) Though it was late, we continued our journey. C) Though, it was late we continued our journey. D) Though it was, late we continued our journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Though it was late, we continued our journey. 30. ..... not wasting food is concerned, banana bread is an excellent idea. A) As far as. B) Regardless of the fact that. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As far as. ← 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