Subordinate Clauses Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Subordinate Clauses – Quiz 40
1. Does this sentence need a comma? Clowns juggled while the audience waited for the show to start.
A) No paragraph.
B) Comma.
2. Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:.
A) Give whoever stops at the booth a calendar of events.
B) Give Sam and Chase a calendar of events.
3. Jason took a nap before he left for his friend's house.
A) Independent Clause.
B) Subordinate Clause.
4. _____ they were very poor, they made many tasty foods on Tet.
A) Although.
B) As.
C) If.
D) Otherwise.
5. Which of the following is an independent clause?a) Although it was raining, b) I went for a walk.c) Because I was tired, d) After I finished my homework.
A) After I finished my homework _____.
B) Because I was tired,.
C) Although it was raining,.
D) I went for a walk.
6. A subordinate clause can stand alone as a sentence.
A) True.
B) False.
7. Re-states or gives more information about a noun.
A) Noun clause as object.
B) Noun clause as complement.
C) Noun clause as subject.
D) Subordinate clause.
8. When he comes, he will tell us his story.
A) Independent Clause.
B) Adverbial Clause.
9. _____ that you get a place at university, how are you going to finance your studies?.
A) Assuming .
B) As regards.
C) Whereas.
D) None of above.
10. Independent clauses express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
A) False.
B) True.
11. For all of these questions, indicate if the clause written in PINK is a main or subordinate. I first met her in Paris where I lived as a child.
A) Main.
B) Subordinate.
12. How many subordinate conjunctions are in this passage? It is important to study for finals even though they seem so far away. After you finish studying, you should get good rest since you need to wake up early. If you stay up late, you may be too tired to perform well.
A) Four.
B) Two.
C) Ten.
D) Three.
13. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:I will call you before I leave for the airport.a) I will call youb) before I leave for the airportc) I leave for the airportd) for the airport.
A) Before I leave for the airport.
B) For the airport.
C) I leave for the airport.
D) I will call you.
14. 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 emphasizes that the epidemic occurred before the deaths?.
A) A.
B) B.
C) C.
D) None of above.
15. Which is NOT correct here? He went to London _____ to learn English.
A) In order.
B) _____.
C) So that.
D) So as.
16. It will take them several hours if they go straight ahead.
A) If they go straight ahead.
B) It will take them several hours.
17. "If I forget her birthday, Andrea gets upset." Which conditional is this?.
A) First.
B) Second.
C) Zero.
D) Third.
18. Find the subordinate conjunction For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son.
A) For.
B) Loved.
C) World.
D) One.
19. The puppy seems very shy.
A) Cactus.
B) Independent.
C) Subordinate.
D) Cat.
20. What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below? When will we meet the girl who won the writing contest?.
A) The girl who won the writing contest.
B) The girl who won.
C) When will we meet.
D) Who won the writing contest.
21. He got fired _____ he always arrived late for work.
A) When.
B) Because.
22. The girl reads.
A) It's a clause.
B) It isn't a clause.
23. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.
A) When my dog died, I couldn't stand the thought of getting another one.
B) When my dog died I couldn't stand the thought of getting another one.
24. However, I wasn't sure.
A) Sentence fragment.
B) Complete sentence.
25. What is the following group of words? When we went to the beach.
A) Subordinate clause .
B) Phrase.
C) Independent clause.
D) None of above.