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Review: Noun Clauses, Adjective Clauses, Adverb Clauses

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
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1.

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

The server brought a glass of water for whoever wanted it.

a)

The server brought

b)

brought a glass of water

c)

for whoever

d)

whoever wanted it.

2.

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

The problem is that we don't have all the necessary tools.

a)

that we don't have all the necessary tools.

b)

The problem is

c)

that we don't

d)

all the necessary tools

3.

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

That a turtle's shell has two layers was news to me.

a)

That a turtle's shell has two layers

b)

was news to me.

c)

news to me.

d)

a turtle's shell has two layers

4.

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

a)

Give whoever stops at the booth a calendar of events.

b)

Give Sam and Chase a calendar of events.

5.

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

It has been a close race, and no one knows who will win the election.

a)

It has been a close race

b)

who will win the election.

c)

no one knows

d)

no one knows who will win

6.

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

a)

Ricky is not starting in the game, and it is a mystery to me.

b)

Why Ricky is not starting in the game is a mystery to me.

7.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:

__________ they said to me was really surprising.

a)

Which

b)

That

c)

What

d)

After

8.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:

Why did she ask you __________ a bike?

a)

that do you have

b)

that you had

c)

do you have

d)

if you had

9.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:

There is too much noise. I can't understand what __________.

a)

the teacher is saying

b)

is saying the teacher

c)

is the teacher saying

d)

that the teacher is saying

10.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:

He asked me where __________.

a)

did I live

b)

do you live

c)

I lived

d)

that I lived

11.

Find the adjective clause.

The pencil that is in the drawer is my favorite.

a)

that is in the drawer

b)

The pencil is my favorite.

12.

Find the adjective clause.

Ms. Walsh, who is an Irish musician, teaches at our school.

a)

Ms. Walsh teaches at our school

b)

who is an Irish musician

13.

Find the adjective clause.

The book whose main character won a gold medal is one of my favorites.

a)

The book is one of my favorites.

b)

whose main character won a gold medal

14.
What is the adjective clause in the following sentence:
The doctor who originally saw us was out today.
a)
The doctor was out today
b)
who originally saw us
c)
was out today
d)
The doctor who originally saw us
15.
Which word below would fit in the blank?
The test ______ I didn't study for was really hard!
a)
that
b)
who
c)
since
d)
while
16.
Adjective clauses describe ___________.
a)
verbs
b)
nouns
c)
other adjectives
d)
only the subject of a sentence
17.

What is an adjective clause?

a)

Is a dependent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun

b)

Is an independent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun

c)

Is a dependent clause that modifies a verb

d)

Is an independent clause that modifies a verb

18.
I can't believe James swallowed the gum, which he found on the floor.
a)
I can't believe 
b)
which he had found on the floor
c)
on the floor
d)
James swallowed the gum
19.
She threw the flowers on the ground and stomped on them.
a)
She threw the flowers
b)
on the ground
c)
and stomped on them
d)
There is no adjective clause
20.

Find the adjective clause.

Joan, who is my older sister, works at St. Simon.

a)

Joan works at St. Simon

b)

who is my older sister

21.
An adverbial clause always has a ______ and a _______.
a)
subject and adverb
b)
subject and verb
c)
adverb and conjunction
d)
verb and adjective
22.
You must use a ______ if the adverb clause is at the beginning of the sentence.
a)
period
b)
semicolon
c)
comma
d)
conjunction
23.
The track star is a fierce competitor since he won the 5K race.
What is the adverb clause? 
a)
since he won the 5K race
b)
The track star is a fierce competitor
c)
won the 5K race
d)
fierce competitor since he won
24.
Dancers spend hours stretching since they need to be flexible. 
What is the adverb clause? 
a)
they need to be flexible
b)
Dancers spend hours stretching
c)
since they need to be flexible
d)
spend hours since they need
25.
The frazzled student, when studying for a test, stayed up all night.
a)
when studying for a test, stayed up 
b)
The frazzled student
c)
stayed up all night
d)
when studying for a test
26.
The student sprinted down the hall because he heard the late bell.
What is the adverb clause in the sentence?
a)
The student sprinted down the hall
b)
because he heard the late bell
c)
down the hall
d)
he heard the late bell
27.
The exhausted student dozed peacefully while his teacher gave him a demerit. 
What word does the clause modify?
a)
teacher
b)
student
c)
peacefully
d)
dozed
28.

What do adverb phrases begin with?

a)

Prepositional phrases

b)

Adverbs

c)

Subordinate clauses

d)

Subordinating conjunctions

29.

What is the adverb clause?

As soon as I'm done, we can go.

a)

As soon as I'm done

b)

We can go

c)

As I'm done

d)

As soon as

30.
What does the adverb clause modify? 
You may sit wherever you wish. 
a)
You
b)
may sit
31.
What does the adverb clause modify? 
When winter sets in, many animals hibernate in warm places. 
a)
hibernate
b)
animals
c)
warm places
d)
many animals
32.
What does the adverb clause modify? 
If it does not rain tomorrow, we will go to the lake to swim.
a)
we
b)
lake
c)
will go
d)
to swim