Subordinate Clauses Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 17
1. What is the problem with the following sentence fragment?The president of the United States.
A) Missing verb.
B) Missing subject.
2. He won't apply for the job _____ he hasn't got a driving licence as required.
A) Because .
B) Although.
C) While.
D) None of above.
3. Which of the following are relative pronouns. Choose all that apply.
A) That.
B) Since.
C) Whatever.
4. What is the following group of words? in deep and shallow water.
A) Phrase.
B) Independent clause.
C) Subordinate clause.
D) None of above.
5. As a result of the weather, the children wore their snow boots.
A) Subordinate clause.
B) Main clause.
6. What is an independent clause?.
A) A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and verb.
B) A group of words that works together as a complete unit, but is missing a subject and/or verb.
C) A group of words that does not express a complete thought, but contains a subject and verb.
D) None of above.
7. Give my regards to Jane if you _____ her!.
A) Meet.
B) Will meet.
C) Met.
D) Shall meet.
8. Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:Dad asked the desk clerk when the museum would be open.
A) When the museum.
B) When the museum would be open.
C) Dad asked the desk clerk.
D) Asked the desk clerk when.
9. Punctuate the following independent and subordinate clauses correctly:'I will go to the party' 'if I finish my work'.
A) I will go to the party if I finish my work.
B) I will go to the party, if I finish my work.
C) I will go to the party if I finish my work.
D) I will go to the party if I finish my work?.
10. Learning Goal:To be able to recognise and use complex sentences.
A) I have read and understood my learning goal.
B) I have read my learning goal.
11. The man walked slowly, yet he knew he needed to keep trying.
A) Subordinate.
B) Independent.
C) None of these.
D) None of above.
12. We wrote it _____ you were walking in the park.
A) So.
B) If.
C) When.
D) While.
13. Choose the subordinate clause:.
A) All the options are right.
B) Since I was born.
C) When I was born.
D) Where I was born.
14. What type of subordinate clause is this:"Does the ad say whether previous experience is necessary?l".
A) Adverb .
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
15. Write the word that would make these sentences into a compound sentence. Students got to try different foods. They listened to performers at the same time.
A) , and.
B) , but.
C) , yet.
D) None of above.
16. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? They were thoroughly confused by whatever the tour guide said.
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) None of the above.
17. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. The sun is our nearest star; thus, it seems brightest.
A) Compound .
B) Simple.
C) Complex.
D) None of above.
18. Please fold these clothes before they become wrinkled.
A) Main clause.
B) Subordinate clause.
19. Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? They couldn't go to school because they had to work.
A) Complex .
B) Simple.
C) Compound.
D) None of above.
20. In the sentence 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.', which part is the subordinate clause?.
A) Although it was raining.
B) We went for a walk.
C) Although we went for a walk.
D) It was raining.
21. Identify the italicized clause as an independent clause or subordinate clause. To conserve fuel, the ancient Chinese used stir-frying, which is a method for cooking food quickly.
A) Independent.
B) Subordinate.
22. If you _____ the lottery, will you buy me a dog?.
A) Will win.
B) Win.
C) Have won.
D) Won.
23. John is the boy who is on the swim team.
A) Main clause.
B) Subordinate clause.
24. Read the examples and answer the question. A. After an influenza epidemic struck in 1919, many people died.B. An influenza epidemic struck in 1919. Many people died.C. In 1919, an influenza epidemic struck, and many people died. Which selection is a compound sentence?.
A) C .
B) A.
C) B.
D) None of above.
25. Which subordinate clause does the following sentence contain? Before the class about The Civil War, the students had to watch a Youtube video.
A) None of the above.
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) Noun.