Adverb and Noun Clauses Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Adverb and Noun Clauses
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Scientists cannot agree on ______ related to other orders of insects.
A. that fleas are
B. how fleas are
C. how are fleas
D. fleas that are
For many years people have wondered ______ exists elsewhere in the universe.
A. that life
B. life which
C. whether life
D. life as it
…………..added to a liquid, antifreeze lowers the freezing temperature of that liquid.
A. That
B. As is
C. It is
D. When
It was in 1875 ………….. joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
A. that Anna Winlock
B. Anna Winlock, who
C. as Anna Winlock
D. Anna Winlock then
…………….they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.
A. Despite
B. Even though
C. Nevertheless
D. But
………..developed very rapidly in Alabama primarily because of its rich natural resources.
A. That heavy industry
B. Heavy industry
C. Heavy industry that was
D. When heavy industry
Orbiting from 2.7 to 3.6 billion miles from the sun, …………………..
A. the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930
B. Pluto was discovered by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
C. it was in 1930 that the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto
D. the discovery of Pluto was made by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
……………….advertising is so widespread in the United States, it has had an enormous effect on American life.
A. Why
B. The reason
C. On account of
D. Since
………………………are increasingly linked over long distances by electronic communications, but many of them still prefer face-to-face encounters.
A. Although people
B. Despite people
C. Today people
D. The fact that people
………….. of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.
A. The ancestor
B. The ancestor is
C. How the ancestor
D. That the ancestor
………………is a narrow strip of woods along a stream in an open grassland.
A. Ecologists use the term “gallery forest”
B. What do ecologists call a “gallery forest”
C. “Gallery forest” is the term ecologists use
D. What ecologists call a “gallery forest”
Unlike most birds, _____ _
A. the heads and necks of vultures lack feathers
B. feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures
C. vultures do not have feathers on their heads and necks
D. there are no feathers on vultures’ heads and necks
Rich and distinctive in flavor, _____ _
A. there is in the United States a very important nut crop, the pecan
B. the most important nut crop in the United States, the pecan
C. farmers in the United States raise pecans, a very important nut crop
D. pecans are the most important nut crop in the United States
Natural silk is still highly prized _______ similar artificial fabrics.
A. although is available
B. despite there are available
C. in spite of the availability of
D. even though an availability of
……………towards shore, its shape is changed by its collision with the shallow sea bottom.
A. During a wave rolls
B. As a wave rolls
C. A wave rolls
D. A wave’s rolling
