Adverbial Clauses Conjunctions Inversion Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1

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This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topics of adverbial clauses, conjunctions, inversions (inverted structures) of English grammar. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of English adverbial clauses, conjunctions, inversion (inverted structures).

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Question 1

1. _____ had I got out of the bank______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.

A	Both / and
B	Either / or
C	Not until / but
D	Whether / or
E	Hardly / when

Question 2

2. The 20th century explorer Thor Heyerdahl insisted, _____ all expert opinion, that Polynesia had been 5; settled by people from South America r* in ancient times.

A	as opposed
B	in contrast
C	contrary to
D	opposite of
E	although

Question 3

3. I'm sure that my new car could be more economical, _____ at the time I've been satisfied with its performance so far.

A	but
B	because
C	since
D	therefore
E	hence

Question 4

4. On the job application, I was asked to list my level of education,_____ any relevant training I had undergone.

A	moreover
B	as
C	as well as
D	providing
E	except for

Question 5

5. Heine is best known as a poet;_____ , he also wrote prose, most of which was satirical criticism of his age.

A	because
B	thus
C	so
D	owing to the fact that
E	however

Question 6

6. _____ Carl White is on the phone now, could you wait for a minute?

A	Although
B	During
C	Before
D	Because
E	For

Question 7

7. ____ the researchers developed the first flu vaccination recently was there a reliable protection against flu.

A	Although
B	Whether
C	Not until
D	Since
E	No matter

Question 8

8. The tobacco production of Rize is not very important _____ its tea production.

A	similar to
B	in comparison with
C	in particular
D	in contrast
E	moreover

Question 9

9. We're so late for the meeting that _____ we take a cab to the station, we can’t get there on time.

A	still
B	though
C	even if
D	meanwhile
E	since

Question 10

10. Like many prior to them, the naturalist artists _____ copied from nature _____ tried to improve on it.

A	just as / so
B	scarcely / when
C	either / as
D	hardly / when
E	not only / but also

Question 11

11. You should always do some exercises, _____ what diet you're following.

A	although
B	in case
C	however
D	besides
E	no matter

Question 12

12. Sam and Rose are fighting all the time ______they're brother and sister.

A	otherwise
B	in spite of
C	despite
D	although
E	owing to

Question 13

13. My elder son practises piano a couple of hours every day and_____ plays it very well.

A	nonetheless
B	however
C	still
D	therefore
E	or else

Question 14

14. I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______I would have visited you so far.

A	otherwise
B	besides
C	thus
D	consequently
E	whereas

Question 15

15. Most of tour operators have cancelled their travel plans to Thailand _____ the unfavourable weather conditions there.

A	seeing that
B	though
C	as
D	due to
E	in spite of

Question 16

16. In recent weeks investors have begun to worry that central banks are raising interest rates_____ growth is slowing in the United States and is still fragile in Europe and Japan.

A	although
B	because
C	therefore
D	unless
E	as

Question 17

17. The car had ____ drawn to a halt _____ armed police surrounded it.

A	not only / but also
B	already / as soon as
C	both / and
D	either / or
E	scarcely / when

Question 18

18. The pollution of the seas can only be prevented _____ all countries follow the same policy.

A	so
B	because
C	despite
D	whereas
E	provided that

Question 19

19. I love my wife so much that it seems to me _____ no monument in the world existed_____ my wife, leaning against it.

A	that / in spite of
B	even if/apart from
C	although / as if
D	what / like
E	as though / but for

Question 20

20. Classic migraine may be heralded hours _____ the attack by premonitory symptoms, or there may be no warnina______.

A	before / whatsoever
B	no longer / somehow
C	due to/ anyway
D	in spite of / though
E	but / as well

Question 21

21 ._____ he arrived at the airport did he remember that he had left his passport in the briefcase at home.

A	When
B	No sooner
C	Not until
D	Hardly
E	As soon as

Question 22

22. Most magazines offer full color to advertisers _____ the more limited color available in newspapers.

A	as regards
B	in case of
C	whereas
D	since
E	as opposed to

Question 23

23. He had______got off the bus he was travelling on______he was caught by two police officers who had apparently been waiting for him.

A	once / since
B	hardly / until
C	yet / as soon as
D	either / or
E	no sooner / than

Question 24

24. Living in a big city is advantageous ______you can have easy access to health care.

A	wherever
B	in case
C	unless
D	in that
E	due to

Question 25

25. He accomplished so much______his ability to inhabit the souls of his characters and bring them to life on the big screen.

A	because of
B	despite
C	in case of
D	instead of
E	on account

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