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ENG10LAQZ00013 Adverbial clauses quiz



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1 

In the sentence, ‘My mother died when I was very young,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
reason
B
manner
C
time
D
result.
 

 2 

In the sentence, ‘I had to file a complaint so that I could get a full refund,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
purpose
C
condition
D
concession.
 

 3 

In the sentence, ‘If you want me to help you, you will have to make an effort,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
condition
B
manner
C
time
D
reason.
 

 4 

In the sentence, ‘I forgot to do my English homework because I was distracted by Glee,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
reason
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 5 

In the sentence, ‘Although he was my best friend at school, I have rarely seen him since’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
reason
B
concession
C
place
D
manner.
 

 6 

In the sentence, ‘When you are studying, you should turn off the television' the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
reason
B
concession
C
place
D
time.
 

 7 

In the sentence, ‘Give me a ring before you leave,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 8 

In the sentence, ‘The driver was driving too fast because he was trying to impress his friends,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
reason
C
place
D
manner.
 

 9 

In the sentence, ‘You promised to meet me where the old town hall used to be,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
reason
C
place
D
manner.
 

 10 

In the sentence, ‘If you work very hard, you should improve your score,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 11 

In the following sentence from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, ‘If you drink from a bottle marked poison it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 12 

In the following sentence from Wuthering Heights, ‘If he loved you with all the power of his soul for a whole lifetime, he couldn’t love you as much as I do in a single day,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 13 

In the following quote by John Keats, ‘Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
condition
C
place
D
manner.
 

 14 

In the following quote by Blaise Pascal, ‘I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time,’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
time
B
reason
C
place
D
manner.
 

 15 

In the following quote from Crime and Punishment, ‘To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s’ the adverbial clause (bold) modifies the main clause to indicate:
A
reason
B
condition
C
comparison
D
purpose.
 



 
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