Adjective Clause Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which word correctly completes “We met an author ___ latest novel won a prize”?
whom
whose
who
which
2. Combine “Leo adopted a cat” and “The cat had been rescued from a warehouse” without changing their meaning.
Leo, who had been rescued from a warehouse, adopted a cat.
Leo adopted a cat after he rescued the warehouse.
Leo adopted a cat that had been rescued from a warehouse.
The warehouse that adopted Leo had rescued a cat.
3. The clause “who submit the form by Friday” is essential to identifying the students. How should the sentence be punctuated?
Place one comma immediately after “Students.”
Put commas around the words “by Friday.”
Use no commas: “Students who submit the form by Friday will receive confirmation.”
Set off the entire clause “who submit the form by Friday” with commas.
4. Which sentence correctly expands the reduced clause in “The woman carrying the blue folder is our guide”?
The woman whom carrying the blue folder is our guide.
The woman whose carrying the blue folder is our guide.
The woman which is carrying the blue folder is our guide.
The woman who is carrying the blue folder is our guide.
5. Choose the relative word that best completes the sentence: “The cabin ___ we stayed had no electricity.”
when
that
whose
where
6. Which revision correctly reduces the adjective clause in “The packages that are waiting in the lobby belong upstairs”?
The packages waited in the lobby belong upstairs.
The packages that waiting in the lobby belong upstairs.
The waiting in the lobby packages belong upstairs.
The packages waiting in the lobby belong upstairs.
7. In which sentence can the relative pronoun be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical?
The nurse who called left a message.
The key that opens the gate is missing.
The book that I borrowed is on the table.
The athletes who trained daily improved.
8. Which sentence uses “that” to introduce a restrictive adjective clause?
The report that contains the updated figures is on my desk.
The report, which contains the updated figures, is on my desk.
That the report contains updated figures is helpful.
The report states that the figures were updated.
9. Which sentence contains an adjective clause rather than a noun clause or an adverb clause?
I know that the train is late.
The train, which was already late, stopped again.
What the conductor announced surprised us.
We waited because the train was late.
10. Which relative pronoun correctly completes the sentence: “The engineer ___ designed the bridge received an award”?
whom
whose
who
which
11. The sentence “I showed the painting to Ava that had a cracked frame” places the adjective clause unclearly. Which revision makes the intended meaning—that the painting was cracked—clear?
That had a cracked frame, I showed the painting to Ava.
I showed the painting to Ava, and that had a cracked frame.
I showed the painting that Ava had a cracked frame.
I showed Ava the painting that had a cracked frame.
12. In “Maya thanked the teacher who stayed late,” what does the clause “who stayed late” do?
It identifies which teacher Maya thanked.
It tells when Maya gave thanks.
It explains why Maya gave thanks.
It states the sentence’s main action.
13. Which blank must contain a relative word because that word serves as the subject of the adjective clause?
The dog ___ barked all night belongs next door.
The film ___ we watched lasted two hours.
The recipe ___ I tried used fresh basil.
The musician ___ they invited arrived early.
14. In formal edited English, which relative pronoun shows object case in “The consultant ___ the committee selected begins Monday”?
whose
whom
who
which
15. In “My bicycle, which I bought last year, needs a new chain,” the purchase date is extra, nonessential information. Which punctuation instruction is correct?
Put a comma only after “year.”
Place commas before “which” and after “year.”
Omit both commas because every adjective clause is restrictive.
Place commas around the words “last year” only.
16. In the sentence “The trail that winds through the forest is closed,” which words form the adjective clause?
that winds through the forest
The trail
through the forest is closed
is closed