WorksheetsSubordinate Clauses
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
A subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.
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false
Subordinate clauses do not have a subject and a verb
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false
A subordinate adjective clause modifies a noun or a pronoun
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false
Subordinate adjective clauses can begin with relative pronouns.
true
false
Subordinate adjective clauses can be placed at the beginning of a sentence.
true
false
Subordinate adverb clauses begin with correlative conjunctions.
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false
Which word group is the subordinate ADVERB clause:
I was late to work because I overslept.
I was late to work
because I overslept
late to work
to work because I overslept
Which of the following words is a relative pronoun?
which
when
where
what
Which of the following words is a relative pronoun?
why
that
this
how
Which of the following words is a relative pronoun?
he's
who's
then
whose
Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
additionally
instead
when
during
Which of the following words is a subordinating conjunction?
those
and
because
furthermore
What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below?
When will we meet the girl who won the writing contest?
When will we meet
the girl who won
who won the writing contest
the girl who won the writing contest
What is the SUBORDINATE clause in the sentence below?
The birds that are at the bird feeder are cardinals.
The birds that are at the bird feeder
that are at the bird feeder
that are at the bird feeder are cardinals
The birds are cardinals
What is the subordinate ADJECTIVE clause in the sentence below?
I don't remember the person who gave me the ticket.
I don't remember
I don't remember the person
the person who gave
who gave me the ticket
What is the subordinate ADVERB clause in the sentence below?
I think my drawing is better than yours is.
I think
I think my drawing
my drawing is better
than yours is
What is the subordinate ADVERB clause in the sentence below?
When you are walking at night, you should wear reflective clothing.
When you are walking
When you are walking at night
you should wear
you should wear reflective clothing
What is the subordinate ADJECTIVE clause in the sentence below?
That movie that stars Mel Gibson is my absolute favorite!
That movie that stars
that stars Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson is my absolute favorite
is my absolute favorite
What is the subordinate NOUN clause in the sentence below?
I didn't know that the flight was canceled.
I didn't know
that the flight
that the flight was canceled
flight was canceled
What is the NOUN subordinate clause in the sentence below?
I will give whoever shows up to the open house on Sunday an excellent tour of the school.
I will give whoever shows up
whoever shows up to the open house on Sunday
whoever shows up
an excellent tour of the school
What does the underlined clause modify?
The girls who won the championship are from Shrine.
girls
championship
Shrine
What does the underlined clause modify?
I didn't know the answer to the extra-credit question that was on the back of the quiz.
answer
extra-credit
question
quiz
What does the underlined clause modify?
My sister saw the dog that was on the "Lost Dog" poster yesterday.
sister
dog
poster
yesterday
What does the underlined clause modify?
After you finish your homework, please set the table.
finish
homework
please
set
What does the underlined clause modify?
I forgot the name of the play where three Christmas ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge.
forgot
name
play
ghosts
What does the underlined clause modify?
I left my bookbag where I always do - on the floor in the middle of the kitchen.
left
bookbag
do
floor
Because I was feeling tired, I decided to finish my report this weekend.
decided
tired
report
weekend
What is the noun clause in the sentence below?
I hope whoever stole my gift card is very happy with it.
I hope
whoever stole my gift card
is very happy
is very happy with it
What is the noun clause in the sentence below?
When you are a parent, you can create whatever rules you want.
When you are a parent
you can create
whatever rules you want
What noun function is being performed in the underline clause?
Mrs. Florance gave whoever went to the Varsity II game a dress-down pass.
subject
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
What noun function is being performed by the underlined clause?
Please donate what you think is fair to our favorite charity, the International Rescue Committee.
subject
indirect object
direct object
object of a preposition
What noun function is being performed by the underlined clause?
I will give five extra-credit points to whoever gets all these questions correct.
subject
direct object
predicate nominative
object of a preposition
