Subordinate Clauses Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 22
1. _____ your qualifications were good, the recruiter didn't choose you.
A) Although .
B) Because.
C) So that.
D) None of above.
2. Choose the subordinate clause:While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television, Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table.
A) While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television.
B) Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table.
3. Identify the subordinate clause in each sentence. You must park on the street if the broken gate doesn't open automatically.
A) _____ if the broken gate doesn't open automatically.
B) You must park on the street _____.
4. The main clause is also known as a dependent clause.
A) True.
B) False.
5. BEFORE YOU GO TO PHONE JAIL, grab yourself a gradecam sheet.
A) Adverb.
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
6. Can usually stand alone; is a complete sentence.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.
C) Adjectival prepositional phrase.
D) Adverbial prepositional phrase.
7. Jack studies hard _____ , he gets high grades.
A) Therefore.
B) Despite.
C) Nevertheless.
D) In addition.
8. Choose the subordinate clause:Since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, everyone has been celebrating.
A) Everyone has been celebrating.
B) Since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
9. Although we only have four days of school next week.
A) Subordinate Clause.
B) Independent Clause.
10. _____ he has a good salary, he's unhappy with his job.
A) Although .
B) I order to.
C) In spite of.
D) None of above.
11. IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE:My wife, who is a champion tennis player, agreed to be my doubles partner.
A) Subordinate Clause.
B) Main Clause.
12. Temperatures, _____ weather forecasters can tell at this stage, are expected to be above average next month.
A) Compared to.
B) While.
C) Provided that.
D) Insofar as.
13. I went to the market, on thursday In this sentence 'on thursday' is _____ clause.
A) Subordinate.
B) Main.
14. Complete:Finish your homework _____ you sleep.
A) If.
B) Before.
C) When.
D) While.
15. What are the common subordinating conjunctions used to introduce noun subordinate clauses?.
A) That, whether, if, what, who, whom, whose, which, when, where, why, how, and whoever.
B) Because, since, although.
C) After, before, during.
D) And, but, or.
16. Can never stand alone; is a sentence fragment or incomplete sentence.
A) Independent clause.
B) Adverbial prepositional phrase.
C) Dependent clause.
D) Adjectival prepositional phrase.
17. What kind of dependent clause is in red? The fireworks show will start after the sun goes down.
A) It is not a dependent clause.
B) Noun (Nominal).
C) Adjective (Adjectival).
D) Adverb (Adverbial).
18. Identify the subordinate clause. I make a pot of coffee as soon as I wake up.
A) As soon as I wake up.
B) I make a pot of coffee.
C) There is no subordinate clause.
D) None of above.
19. We will eat lunch when the bell rings.
A) Dependent clause.
B) Independent clause.
20. All of the following are SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (a clause that can not stand alone as a sentence and begins with a subordinating conjunction) EXCEPT:.
A) Before he arrived.
B) Since they were little.
C) When the rain came down.
D) The librarian works in the library.
21. I was having a shower _____ I heard a strange noise.
A) Since.
B) When.
22. True or false? A subordinate clause is one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
A) True.
B) False.
23. Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, or complex. Nuclear reactions within the sun produce its energy.
A) Simple.
B) Compound.
C) Complex.
D) None of above.
24. Act responsibly if you want to succeed.
A) Subordinate Clause.
B) Main Clause.
25. My brother loves playing football, _____ he doesn't like playing volleyball.
A) But.
B) And.
C) So.
D) Therefore.