Subordinate Clauses Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 14
1. _____ the teacher explained, all the students understood the subject.
A) While.
B) If.
C) So.
D) When.
2. Will you please tell WHOEVER KEEPS CALLING DURING DINNER to wait until after 8:00?.
A) Noun.
B) Adverb.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
3. Choose the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day.
A) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day.
B) Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard.
4. Peter looked very satisfied _____ he left the interview room.
A) After .
B) Before.
C) Whenever.
D) None of above.
5. _____ modern eating habits, the Romans used to recline while having dinner.
A) Thinking about.
B) Contrary to.
C) In case.
D) Compared to.
6. BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, I have to read for a little while each night.
A) Adverb.
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
7. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence. Typewriters are a thing of the past since the computer keyboard became popular.
A) Typewriters are a thing of the past.
B) Since the computer keyboard became popular.
8. Is this an independent or subordinate clause?the boy walked his dog.
A) Main.
B) Subordinate.
C) Not a clause.
D) None of above.
9. Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:That a turtle's shell has two layers was news to me.
A) That a turtle's shell has two layers.
B) Was news to me.
C) News to me.
D) A turtle's shell has two layers.
10. Which statement is not correct about Noun clauses?.
A) All statements are incorrect.
B) Noun clauses doesn't need to be in a sentence with an independet clause.
C) Noun clauses make use of coordinate conjuctions.
D) Noun clauses have meaning by themselves.
11. Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:It has been a close race, and no one knows who will win the election.
A) No one knows who will win.
B) It has been a close race.
C) Who will win the election.
D) No one knows.
12. Identify the independent clause:Sue will not be at the game since she has to work Friday night.
A) Sue will not be at the game.
B) Since she has to work Friday night.
C) There is no independent clause.
D) None of above.
13. I first met her in Paris where I lived as a child.
A) Main.
B) Subordinate.
14. Choose the subordinate clause in the following sentence:Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it.
A) Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese.
B) Emily refused to eat it.
15. Identify whether the colored clause is INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE (DEPENDENT). School will be canceled on Thursday because the storm knocked out the power.
A) Independent.
B) Subordinate.
16. She needs some money _____ take a taxi.
A) For.
B) To.
17. We didn't do well in the test _____ it was easy.
A) Although.
B) In addition.
C) In spite of.
D) Therefore.
18. I need my computer _____ send an important email.
A) For.
B) To.
19. Subordinate clauses and independent clauses both have a subject and a predicate.
A) False.
B) True.
20. She tried to buy the same dress THAT I WANTED TO BUY.
A) Adjective .
B) Noun.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
21. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?.
A) Gilbert, who was handsome, liked to tease the girls.
B) Gilbert who, was handsome liked to tease the girls.
C) Gilbert who was handsome liked to tease the girls.
D) Gilbert who, was handsome liked, to tease the girls.
22. How can you identify a subordinate clause in a sentence?.
A) By looking for a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
B) By looking for a group of words that has a subject but no verb.
C) By counting the number of adjectives in the clause.
D) By identifying a clause that always comes at the beginning of a sentence.
23. Is a type of dependent clause that works to describe a noun in a sentence.
A) Adjective clause or relative clause.
B) Adverb clause.
24. _____ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
A) Despite/in spite of.
B) Although.
25. The blue car, which is my father's, is parked in the garage.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.