Adverbial Clauses Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Adverbial Clauses – Quiz 50
1. _____ to my house this afternoon, I will have shopped for things to cook dinner.
A) Before they came.
B) After they had come.
C) When they come.
D) As soon as they had come.
2. Children are encouraged to read books _____ theyare a wonderful source of knowledge.
A) Because of.
B) Although.
C) Because.
D) In spite of.
3. We are going to set out at dawn tomorrow, _____ we have loaded up the car tonight.
A) For.
B) So.
C) When.
D) As.
E) Because.
4. The ship nearly sank _____ the rough sea.
A) Since.
B) Because.
C) So that.
D) Because of.
5. _____ you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.
A) Thus.
B) If.
C) Because.
6. What is the adverb in the sentence? Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
A) List.
B) Wrote.
C) Shopping.
D) Neatly.
7. _____ do you go home?In the afternoon.
A) When .
B) What.
C) Where.
D) None of above.
8. What TWO questions do you ask with conjunctions of time in order to tell if the subjunctive or indicative is used?.
A) What is the subjunctive?.
B) Has it happened?.
C) What day it is?.
9. Words and phrases in the concession clause:ALTHOUGH (choose all that apply).
A) In spite of.
B) Because.
10. She bought the bluse _____ you told her.
A) Because.
B) Why.
C) When.
11. Before "such" in the structure "such _____ that" can be used with _____ (select all that apply).
A) Much.
B) Little.
C) Few.
D) Lots of.
12. Chase goes to France to _____ (visit) his family.
A) Visited.
B) Visit.
C) Visited.
D) Visit.
13. The government will allow the privatization of water on condition that the companies _____ (invest) their own money in the water infrastructure in the area.
A) Invest.
B) They will invest.
C) They invest.
14. _____ 5 months for the fridge to be deliveried, I decide to cancel/ have canceled the order. A. waited B. Having waited C. waiting D. to wait.
A) D.
B) A.
C) C.
D) B.
15. Some workers are so poor that they don't want to quit their job _____ they are ill-treated.
A) Since.
B) Although.
C) As though.
D) If.
16. Indicate the adverbial clause After he gave out homework assignments, Mr. O'Malley started the lesson.
A) After he gave out homework assignments.
B) Mr. O'Malley started the lesson.
17. She telephoned the police immediately _____ the robbery.
A) As soon as she saw.
B) Until she saw.
C) When she sees.
D) Before she saw.
18. No _____ (get, you) so nervous.
A) You put on.
B) Is set.
C) Ponte.
D) None of above.
19. _____ we have discussed the issue, we can make a decision.
A) Who.
B) Before.
C) If.
D) After.
20. _____ every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.
A) When he won.
B) On winning.
C) Having won.
D) Winning.
21. Maybe _____ .
A) Unless.
B) Could.
C) In order to.
D) Maybe.
22. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given oneLan broke the glass because of her carelessness.
A) Because Lan made carelessness, she broke the glass.
B) Because Lan got carelessness, therefore she broke the glass.
C) Because Lan was careless, she broke the glass.
D) Because Lan did carelessly, so she broke the glass.
23. The teacher explains the lesson very clearly _____ every student can understand.
A) For.
B) So that.
C) So.
D) As.
24. _____ her illness leaving her very weak at times, she tries to derive pleasure from life.
A) Instead of.
B) However.
C) Whereas.
D) Although.
E) Despite.
25. Identify the adverbial clause in the following sentence:"When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.".
A) When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite manor to live with her uncle.
B) Everybody said.
C) She was the most disagreeable-looking child.
D) None of above.