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Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English

Noun Clauses

Directions: This is a quiz on noun clauses. Please choose the BEST answer for each of the following questions.

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1: _____ was complete silence before the musicians began to play.: Whatever the conductor would want
The conductor did want
What did the conductor want
What the conductor wanted
2: Car salesmen will talk _____ most important for safety.: which options are
to you which options are
about which options are
what options are
3: _____ is not important. What he does is!: What the senator promises
What the senator did promise
That the senator promised
Whenever the senator promises
4: _____ was an excellent suggestion by a good friend.: That should he take a vacation
He should take a vacation
That he should take a vacation
What he should take a vacation
5: The teacher doesn't know _____ that question.: how she should answer
how she should answers
she should answer
however she should answer
6: _____ was anyone's guess.: However, Alex did win first place
How Alex did win first place
How did Alex win first place
How Alex won first place
7: Madonna is five minutes late for her performance, and the audience doesn't know _____.: when will she appear
when she will appear
whenever she will appear
which time she will appear
8: It is well known _____ because his court appointed attorney slept through it.: that when the defendant lost the case
why the defendant lost the case
that the defendant lost the case
when the defendent lost the case
9: _____ is a historical fact.: That most war victims are women and children
Most war victims are women and children
How most war victims are women and children
Whenever there is a war, victims are women and children
10: In his book, On Writing, Stephen King _____ a world famous writer.: wrote about how did he progress to become
wrote about how he did progress to become
wrote through his progression of becoming
wrote about how he progressed to become