This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Subordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz 44 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 2 independent clauses + 1 dependent clause A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-Complex. 2. Complete the sentence:'She went to sleep ..... she finished her homework.' A) Though. B) After. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 3. Create a complex sentence using the subordinating conjunction 'because'. A) I didn't go to the party because I didn't feel like it. B) I missed the bus because I woke up late. C) I failed the exam because I didn't study enough. D) I couldn't go to the party because I had to work late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't go to the party because I had to work late. 4. Which of the answers illustrates the independent clause in the sentence below?The sky shifted from a clear blue to a threatening grey in a matter of minutes as we steered the boat to shore. A) As we steered the boat to shore. B) The sky shifted from a clear blue to a threatening grey in a matter of minutes. C) The sky shifted from a clear blue to a threatening grey in a matter of minutes as we steered the boat to shore. D) The boat to shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky shifted from a clear blue to a threatening grey in a matter of minutes. 5. I love tea, ..... my friend prefers coffee. A) Even though. B) In order to. C) Whereas. D) Now that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whereas. 6. The children ran ..... jumped all over the playground. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 7. An independent clause is a complete sentence that can stand on its own. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Before the astronauts returned to Earth, they gathered samples of moon rocks and soil. A) Complex. B) Not Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 9. She dropped the plate, and her food tumbled down to the floor. A) Complex. B) Not Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Complex. 10. Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?We will stay for the whole football game unless we are losing by 14 points. A) For. B) Whole. C) Unless. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unless. 11. Since I've never been here before, I don't know what to recommend. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. He studies hard ..... pass the final exam. A) In order to. B) Even if. C) Whereas. D) Now that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 13. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:'Although it was cold, we went outside.' A) Although. B) Was. C) We. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 14. What type of conjunction is used?Unless you have a good excuse for coming late, you have lunch detention. A) FANBOYS (coordinating). B) AWHITEBUS (subordinating). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AWHITEBUS (subordinating). 15. In which sentence is the comma used correctly with a subordinating conjunction? A) Unless you try, you will never know. B) You will never know unless, you try. C) Unless, you try you will never know. D) You will, never know unless you try. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless you try, you will never know. 16. You should wash your hands ..... lunch A) After. B) When. C) Before. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 17. If you need help, A) Unless you pay. B) Just call me. C) After I finish my homework. D) Until I fall asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just call me. 18. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of a comma with the subordinating conjunction 'while'. A) While I was studying, I took short breaks. B) While I was studying I took short breaks and then I went for a walk. C) While I was studying I took short breaks, and then I went for a walk. D) While I was studying I took short breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was studying, I took short breaks. 19. Is the following sentence compound or complex? After he got home, my father read us a story. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 20. Will you go by train ..... by bus? A) So. B) And. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 21. Where should the comma be placed?I want it to be Saturday because I want to sleep in. A) After want. B) After Saturday. C) After because. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma needed. 22. The Bermuda Triangle has been a mystery to people of all backgrounds and interests. There were conspiracy theorists who believe it has something to do with aliens and secret government operations to realists looking for a perfectly rational and scientific explanation, everyone can admit some bizarre events have occurred there. A) NO CHANGE. B) When. C) From. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 23. ..... they no longer live there, the house was abandoned. A) Since. B) Although. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 24. I like to read in bed A) Unless you pay. B) Just call me. C) After I finish my homework. D) Until I fall asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until I fall asleep. 25. What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:When I am late for school, my teacher gets upset. A) My. B) Am. C) When. D) Late. 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