Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz
Preview:
_________ she watches that movie, she cries.
A. Because
B. Before
C. Until
D. Although
… I arrived, I saw a snake on my coffee table.
A. Since
B. While
C. When
D. After
Susan likes to eat dinner _________ returning home from school.
A. because
B. before
C. after
D. while
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence: ‘I will go to the park if it stops raining.’
A. if
B. and
C. because
D. or
_____ we receive confirmation of your coming, we won’t include you in the participants’ list.
A. Unless
B. Before
C. Because
Pick the correct subordinate conjunction:
Jacob helped his brother do his English _________ he already learnt about his timetables.
A. when
B. if
C. because
_____ we trust to complete this project, he or she will take over next month.
A. Whoever
B. Whomever
C. Whichever
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: “Before you leave, please turn off the lights.”
A. Before
B. leave
C. please
D. lights
______ you are my favorite student, you could fail if you have too many absences.
A. Because
B. Even though
C. Anytime
D. As long as
Explain the role of subordinating conjunctions in joining independent and dependent clauses.
A. Subordinating conjunctions have no impact on the structure of a sentence.
B. Subordinating conjunctions join nouns and verbs in a sentence.
C. Subordinating conjunctions join independent and dependent clauses to create complex sentences.
D. Subordinating conjunctions are used to separate independent clauses.
You missed the target _________you can’t award you a score.
A. however
B. then
C. therefore
D. although
Haizum is always happy _____ cheerful.
A. because
B. and
C. unless
D. but
My father and I talked about … we should buy a new car or not.
A. whether
B. since
C. for
D. when
Identify the subordinating conjunction. “Did she say anything before she left?”
A. anything
B. she
C. before
D. did
… you don’t wanna be late, get up early
A. Because
B. If
C. Until
D. How
Eat the soup _________ it’s still hot.
A. after
B. until
C. while
D. during
_____ we can’t find work here, we’ll have to move to a place where we can.
A. If
B. Because
C. Even though
D. After
________ it was raining, I didn’t get wet.
A. If
B. When
C. Because
D. Even though
_________ you finished your homework, you can play outside.
A. After
B. Although
Which subordinating conjunctions are used to express a condition?
A. wherever, anywhere, everywhere, where
B. because, since, as, so that
C. Whenever, every time, anytime
D. though, although, whereas, even though
E. if, provided that, as long as
After we eat dinner, the waiter will bring us a dessert menu.
A. dinner
B. eat
C. will
D. After
_____ we walked by the roadside, a fast vehicle ran over a strayed cat.
A. As
B. Until
C. Unless
Which is grammatically correct?
A. Elderly people can enjoy this chocolate whenever they want to eat something healthy but delicious.
B. Elderly people can enjoy this chocolate, whenever they want to eat something healthy but delicious.
C. Whenever elderly people want to eat something delicious they can enjoy this chocolate.
Identify the subordinating conjunction. “Do not go home until your father says so.”
A. says
B. do
C. until
D. go
Many students fail their tests _________ they don’t read the questions carefully.
A. after
B. so
C. because
D. although