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English
8th -
10thgrade
Review: Noun Clauses, Adjective Clauses, Adverb Clauses
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
The server brought a glass of water for whoever wanted it.
The server brought
brought a glass of water
for whoever
whoever wanted it.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
The problem is that we don't have all the necessary tools.
that we don't have all the necessary tools.
The problem is
that we don't
all the necessary tools
- 3. Multiple Choice
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
That a turtle's shell has two layers was news to me.
That a turtle's shell has two layers
was news to me.
news to me.
a turtle's shell has two layers
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:
Give whoever stops at the booth a calendar of events.
Give Sam and Chase a calendar of events.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
It has been a close race, and no one knows who will win the election.
It has been a close race
who will win the election.
no one knows
no one knows who will win
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:
Ricky is not starting in the game, and it is a mystery to me.
Why Ricky is not starting in the game is a mystery to me.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
__________ they said to me was really surprising.
Which
That
What
After
- 8. Multiple Choice
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
Why did she ask you __________ a bike?
that do you have
that you had
do you have
if you had
- 9. Multiple Choice
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
There is too much noise. I can't understand what __________.
the teacher is saying
is saying the teacher
is the teacher saying
that the teacher is saying
- 10. Multiple Choice
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
He asked me where __________.
did I live
do you live
I lived
that I lived
- 11. Multiple Choice
Find the adjective clause.
The pencil that is in the drawer is my favorite.
that is in the drawer
The pencil is my favorite.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Find the adjective clause.
Ms. Walsh, who is an Irish musician, teaches at our school.
Ms. Walsh teaches at our school
who is an Irish musician
- 13. Multiple Choice
Find the adjective clause.
The book whose main character won a gold medal is one of my favorites.
The book is one of my favorites.
whose main character won a gold medal
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the adjective clause in the following sentence:
The doctor who originally saw us was out today.The doctor was out todaywho originally saw uswas out todayThe doctor who originally saw us - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich word below would fit in the blank?
The test ______ I didn't study for was really hard!thatwhosincewhile - 16. Multiple ChoiceAdjective clauses describe ___________.verbsnounsother adjectivesonly the subject of a sentence
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is an adjective clause?
Is a dependent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun
Is an independent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun
Is a dependent clause that modifies a verb
Is an independent clause that modifies a verb
- 18. Multiple ChoiceI can't believe James swallowed the gum, which he found on the floor.I can't believewhich he had found on the flooron the floorJames swallowed the gum
- 19. Multiple ChoiceShe threw the flowers on the ground and stomped on them.She threw the flowerson the groundand stomped on themThere is no adjective clause
- 20. Multiple Choice
Find the adjective clause.
Joan, who is my older sister, works at St. Simon.
Joan works at St. Simon
who is my older sister
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAn adverbial clause always has a ______ and a _______.subject and adverbsubject and verbadverb and conjunctionverb and adjective
- 22. Multiple ChoiceYou must use a ______ if the adverb clause is at the beginning of the sentence.periodsemicoloncommaconjunction
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe track star is a fierce competitor since he won the 5K race.
What is the adverb clause?since he won the 5K raceThe track star is a fierce competitorwon the 5K racefierce competitor since he won - 24. Multiple ChoiceDancers spend hours stretching since they need to be flexible.
What is the adverb clause?they need to be flexibleDancers spend hours stretchingsince they need to be flexiblespend hours since they need - 25. Multiple ChoiceThe frazzled student, when studying for a test, stayed up all night.when studying for a test, stayed upThe frazzled studentstayed up all nightwhen studying for a test
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe student sprinted down the hall because he heard the late bell.
What is the adverb clause in the sentence?The student sprinted down the hallbecause he heard the late belldown the hallhe heard the late bell - 27. Multiple ChoiceThe exhausted student dozed peacefully while his teacher gave him a demerit.
What word does the clause modify?teacherstudentpeacefullydozed - 28. Multiple Choice
What do adverb phrases begin with?
Prepositional phrases
Adverbs
Subordinate clauses
Subordinating conjunctions
- 29. Multiple Choice
What is the adverb clause?
As soon as I'm done, we can go.
As soon as I'm done
We can go
As I'm done
As soon as
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the adverb clause modify?
You may sit wherever you wish.Youmay sit - 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the adverb clause modify?
When winter sets in, many animals hibernate in warm places.hibernateanimalswarm placesmany animals - 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the adverb clause modify?
If it does not rain tomorrow, we will go to the lake to swim.welakewill goto swim - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags