This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?I will get a good job if I get a good education. A) Get. B) Good. C) If. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 2. What distinguishes an independent clause from a dependent clause? A) A dependent clause can stand alone as a sentence. B) An independent clause does not contain a verb. C) A dependent clause always starts with a subordinating conjunction. D) An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. 3. ..... I finish all the IXL homework, my teacher will give me extra Dojo points! A) Although. B) If. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 4. Once A) Una vez que. B) Sin embargo. C) Antes. D) Donde. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Una vez que. 5. My mother loves lilies ..... my sister prefers roses. A) Whereas. B) Rather than. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 6. Identify the function of the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:'He went for a walk even though it was snowing heavily.' A) To show time. B) To show contrast. C) To show cause. D) To show condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show contrast. 7. You should not climb the mountain ..... someone is with you. A) If. B) Unless. C) Since. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unless. 8. Where does the comma go in the sentence:'While the sun set we sat on the porch and talked.' A) While, the sun set. B) While the sun, set. C) While the sun set, we. D) While the sun set we, sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While the sun set, we. 9. Select the correct sentence: "The rain stopped. We went outside." A) We went outside as soon as the rain stopped. B) We went outside before the rain stopped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went outside as soon as the rain stopped. 10. What is the function of a subordinating conjunction in a complex sentence? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To introduce a dependent clause. C) To end a sentence. D) To replace a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce a dependent clause. 11. The game had already begun. We arrived. A) The game had already begun because we arrived. B) Although the game had already begun, we arrived. C) The game had already begun when we arrived. D) The game had already begun while we arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game had already begun when we arrived. 12. Choose the correct reduced form:She woke up early so that she prepared her lesson before work. A) Waking up early, she prepared her lesson before work. B) To prepare her lesson before work, she woke up early. C) Cannot be reduced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannot be reduced. 13. ..... he worked hard all year long and was able to earn a lot of money, he bought his father a very expensive gift. A) Since. B) Although. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 14. In which sentence is a subordinating conjunction used correctly? A) He left early in order that he could catch the train. B) In order that he could catch the train he left early. C) He could catch the train in order that he left early. D) In order that he left early, he could catch the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He left early in order that he could catch the train. 15. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:'Even though the sun was shining, it was surprisingly cold.' A) Even though. B) Sun. C) It. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 16. Wir wohnen ..... 10 Jahren in Marietta. A) Waehrend. B) Da. C) Wenn. D) Seit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seit. 17. Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence:' ..... you finish your dinner, you can have dessert.' A) If. B) Although. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 18. ..... I pass the exams, I will be fully qualified A) Since. B) Before. C) Once. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once. 19. Last summer he took swimming lessons now he feels much more confident in the water. A) Last summer he took swimming lessons because now he feels much more confident in the water. B) Last summer he took swimming lessons although now he feels much more confident in the water. C) Last summer he took swimming lessons since now he feels much more confident in the water. D) Last summer he took swimming lessons so that now he feels much more confident in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last summer he took swimming lessons so that now he feels much more confident in the water. 20. ..... es regnet, bleibe ich lieber zu Hause. A) Wann. B) Wenn. C) Als. D) Sondern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wenn. 21. Subordinating Conjunctions go before the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Is the following sentence compound or complex? Before the movie started, Janet and Jenny bought popcorn and candy. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 23. Select the subordinating conjunction.Would my paragraph be better if I cut out this sentence? A) Would. B) My. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 24. Does this sentence need a comma?When Sarah blew out her candles she made a wish. A) Yes!. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes!. 25. Where should the comma be placed? Although we ate turkey at Thanksgiving we will eat it again for Christmas. A) After although. B) After Thanksgiving. C) After again. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After Thanksgiving. ← 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