Adverb Clauses Quiz 1
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This grammar quiz reviews chapter 17 charts 1-5. Questions 1-5 are multiple choice questions about Time clauses. Questions 6-11 are about Cause and Effect clasuses. For these questions you need to combine and re-write the sentences as one sentence using the word in parentheses (because, since, now that). Questions 12-17 are fill-in-the-blank questions concerning because and even though. Questions 18-22 are multiple questions concerning sentences that use while to show direct contrast.
- 1.When James finishes weeding the garden, he ___ the grass in the front yard.
- A.
Cut
- B.
Cuts
- C.
Has cut
- D.
Will cut
- 2.Until my brother went to Brazil last year, he ___ ouside of the United States.
- A.
Has never been
- B.
Wasn't
- C.
Had never been
- D.
Won't be
- 3.Ever since Nona moved back to Nebraska, she ___ a lot of problems with allergies.
- A.
Had
- B.
Has had
- C.
Is having
- D.
Has
- 4.Podcasts on the internet allow people to listen to their favorite radio programs whenever they ___ to.
- A.
Want
- B.
Wanted
- C.
Are wanting
- D.
Will want
- 5.By the time the police arrived at the bank, the robbers ___ with thousands of dollars in cash.
- A.
Escaped
- B.
Had escaped
- C.
Will have escaped
- D.
Escapes
- 6.(Combine these sentences with the word in parentheses.) Ellen took a nap when she got home from work. Ellen had had a very difficult day. (because)
- 7.(Combine these sentences with the word in parentheses.) The price of gasoline has doubled in the last three years. The price of crude oil had risen. (because)
- 8.(Combine these sentences with the word in parentheses.) The rain has stopped. We can open the windows and get some fresh air. (now that)
- 9.(Combine these sentences with the word in parentheses. We will have to contact Mr. Adams by mail. Mr Adams has neither email nor a phone. (since)
- 10.
- 11.(Combine these sentences with the word in parentheses.) We can stay up late and talk. We don't have to go to work tomorrow. (since)
- 12.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) Joshua is skinny __________ he eats lots of fattening junk food.
- 13.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) My husband yells at the computer __________ he gets frusterated with it.
- 14.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) __________ I have enjoyed many movies with that actor, I didn't enjoy this one.
- 15.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) Ann gives her children their own spending money __________ she wants them to learn to be responsible.
- 16.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) __________ the weather was so terrible, the soccer game was canceled.
- 17.(Fill in the blank with even though or because.) Emma moved to New York __________ she was afraid of living in such a big city.
- 18.Scrabble is a word game, while Sudoku ___.
- A.
Looks like a crossword puzzle
- B.
Is a number game
- C.
Uses paper and pencil
- D.
Counts from one to nine
- 19.George drives an old Ford, while Bill drives ___.
- A.
His boss crazy
- B.
An old Ford too
- C.
A new Mercedes
- D.
Too fast
- 20.While some older people have difficulty with email and text messaging, most young people ___.
- A.
Call their friends often
- B.
Do math
- C.
Can't read their email
- D.
Use them easily all the time
- 21.While my younger sister ___, my older sister doesn't have any children.
- A.
Has two daughters
- B.
Loves children
- C.
Takes her kids swimming on the weekends
- D.
Is a college student
- 22.A gas-powered car uses only gasoline to run the engine, while a hybrid car runs on ___.
- A.
Four wheels
- B.
Both gasoline and electric power
- C.
Cheaper prices
- D.
Freeways
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