1000+ Clause Analysis MCQ for SSC Stenographer [Solved]

1. Our boss supports donating time to charity .
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : C

2. I dont want to invite Kamal to the party ___________ he always talks about nonsense things.
A. although
B. even if
C. despite
D. because
Answer : D

3. Pushed beyond endurance , the runner dropped the baton.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : B

4. Joey is hoping for a change to play pool with his uncle.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : D

5. I do not know if he will come.
A. Adverb clause
B. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
C. Noun clause
D. Relative clause
Answer : C

6. Pressed for time , the agent ran the red light.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : B

7. Canada might give up its marketing boards if the European Community gives up its grain subsidies.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : C

8. The bankers need to know what they should do.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : A

9. I know that he will come.
A. Noun clause
B. Adverb clause
C. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
D. Relative clause
Answer : A

10. Sam Smith, who recently spoke to the youth group, excels at motivating young people .
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : C

11. __________ he behaves well, Mary will never talk to him.
A. although
B. unless
C. if
D. in the even that
Answer : B

12. Arnold hoped to find an answer to the funding shortfall.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : D

13. Some people buy expensive cars simply because they can.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : A

14. Which one is the person who stole your car?
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : B

15. __________ my best friend Hasan five years older than me, he looks very young.
A. until
B. when
C. although
D. because
Answer : C

16. ____________ she was walking along the garden, she found a very rare flower.
A. because
B. provided that
C. so that
D. while
Answer : D

17. Meera looks at her husband _________ she hasnt seen him before.
A. as if
B. when
C. although
D. because
Answer : A

18. Steven's book, which made Oprah's Book Club this month, is not in any stores.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : A

19. That was when they laughed
A. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
B. Relative clause
C. Adjective clause
D. Predicative SV-clause
Answer : D

20. Some people buy expensive carssimply because they can.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : A

21. While preparing for the speech , Joe couldn't help but worry about his entrance.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : C

22. Is it possible that Joshua will compete against that man ?
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : A

23. I shall do whatever he says.
A. Adjective clause
B. Noun clause
C. Relative clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : B

24. The books which the professor assigned were very expensive.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : B

25. The moment ____ I learned the result of the art competition was one of the worst times in my life.
A. which
B. when
C. where
D. why
Answer : B

26. Unless the crown can make a better case, the accused murderer will not be convicte(d)
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : C

27. Richard's chance to make his point slipped away.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : D

28. It is important to ask whether the wedding is formal or semi-formal.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : A

29. The soldiers in the camp will be punished ___________ they didnt obey the rules.
A. although
B. because
C. even if
D. however
Answer : B

30. Melanie hoped to find a cure for the disease, but she tried to be realistic.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : D

31. After the banquet , the cooks will take a well-deserved break.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : A

32. They left early.
A. Noun clause
B. Declarative clause
C. Adjective clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : B

33. Rita wants to know where to buy cheap gifts.
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamative
Answer : A

34. I cannot say whose book is this?
A. Adverb clause
B. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
C. Noun clause
D. Relative clause
Answer : C

35. __________ they have passed the stamina test, they can get their scuba diving license.
A. Now that
B. Even though
C. Unless
D. When
Answer : A

36. The shoes he saw in the catalogue are available down the street .
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : A

37. He is such a weak boy that he cannot run.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
C. Relative clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : D

38. That is the place where American's and Japanese's armies fought.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : B

39. Keith tried supporting both teams , but his heart was with Oregon.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : C

40. They told us why they are doing that.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. wh-clause
Answer : D

41. ____________ my father woke up, he realised that he had forgotten to turn off the lights.
A. when
B. unless
C. while
D. even though
Answer : A

42. Get ready now.
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamative
Answer : C

43. Wherever there is a large India city, there will be poverty.
A. Noun clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Adverb clause
D. None of the above
Answer : C

44. While it was raining, nobody went out.
A. Adjective clause
B. Noun clause
C. Relative clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : D

45. The reporter crouched behind that tree got the best picture of the arrest.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : B

46. We come here thatwe may study.
A. Noun clause
B. Adverb clause
C. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
D. Relative clause
Answer : B

47. He is such a boy as does not help anybody.
A. Adjective clause
B. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
C. Relative clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : A

48. The dog that Sam chose from the litter seems to be healthy.
A. prepositional phrase
B. participial phrase
C. gerund phrase
D. infinitive phrase
Answer : A

49. Since my brother came, he has been teaching.
A. Adjective clause
B. Adjunct clause (relative clause)
C. Relative clause
D. Adverb clause
Answer : D