Grammar Quiz

Adverbial Clauses Quiz

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______ to the classroom after the break time, he found his bag was not there.

A. While he is returning

B. When he returned

C. Before he had returned

D. After he has returned


______ his motorbike, he found a puncture on the back tire.

A. After he has washed

B. While he is washing

C. As soon as he is washing

D. When he was washing


________ the test is tomorrow, I will stay up all night studying.

A. Since

B. Although

C. As soon as


______, he will take the children for a work to a nearby playground.

A. Before he finished dinner

B. After he had finished dinner

C. As soon as he has finished dinner

D. While he was finishing dinner


___ I have finished my studying in law, I intend to work abroad.

A. before

B. after

C. wherever

D. until


______ next year, the host country will have improved the infrastructure condition.

A. Until the time the sport event will begin

B. When the sport event is beginning

C. Once the sport event was beginning

D. By the time the sport event begins


Create an adverbial clause to show reason in the sentence: ‘He left early.’

A. because he was feeling unwell.

B. as he had to attend an urgent meeting.

C. since he wanted to avoid traffic.

D. while he was in a hurry.


______, he’ll make a study tour abroad.

A. As he has grown up

B. As he grew up

C. As he had grown up

D. As he is growing up


The boy doesn’t go to bed ______.

A. while his parents were arriving home

B. when his parents will arrive

C. until his parents arrive home

D. by the time his parents arrived home


______ this afternoon, all the participants will have been inside the hall.

A. Once the conference had started

B. By the time the conference will start

C. Before the conference is starting

D. When the conference starts


________, will you please give him this package?

A. When the passenger will arrive

B. When the passenger arrives

C. When the passenger would arrives

D. When the passenger arrived


The climbers were trapped in the mountain ______ there was a major storm.

A. while

B. so that

C. even though


The company will give him a payment rise ______ many more customers.

A. as soon as he will entice

B. once he has enticed

C. after he had enticed

D. by the time he is enticing


I hope my brothers will have settled down everything ______ there next year.

A. by the time I move

B. until I moved

C. when I will be moving

D. while I am moving


I was watching a movie ______ my mother was cooking.

A. until

B. while

C. although


______, we will be able to leave for the airport.

A. Before the taxi arrived

B. After the taxi had arrived

C. While the taxi was arriving

D. As soon as the taxi arrives


______ to look for a job, he will have got the work permit.

A. While Tom was starting

B. Before Tom started

C. By the time Tom starts

D. After Tom had started


When we came in, they ……the meal for us.

A. prepared

B. prepare

C. preparing

D. were preparing


Point out the adverbial clause in this sentence: ‘Before the movie starts, grab some popcorn.’

A. Before the movie starts

B. While the movie starts

C. During the movie starts

D. After the movie starts


He was writing to his friend when he ______ a noise.

A. was hearing

B. heard

C. had heard

D. hears


______ to the nearest city, we will have driven for 5 days.

A. As soon as we got

B. When we will get

C. By the time we get

D. While we are getting


___ she always did well on his English tests, her parents were not surprised that she got on an A.

A. when

B. since

C. although

D. while


____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

A. Because

B. Because of

C. Although

D. In spite of


______ to an end, the students will have finished several assignments and tests.

A. After the school year had come

B. Before the school year will come

C. Once the school year came

D. When the school year comes


A: What should we do _________ an earthquake?
B: Prepare a plan of evacuation.
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A. before

B. after

C. as soon as

D. during


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