G3: Adverb Clauses II - conjunctions

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each sentence below, and figure out the timing and the meaning.
Then, choose the correct conjunction for the adverb clause.
Only one answer is correct for each sentence.

I haven’t seen Mary __ she left this morning.
1. since
2. before
3. until
__ we finish designing our new app, we will submit it to Apple for approval for the iPad.
1. While
2. After
3. Until
__ I was in Paris last year, I visited 4 art museums, including the Louvre.
1. Before
2. When
3. After
Jill started working at IBM __ she graduated from MIT.
1. until
2. after
3. while
__ a taxi driver takes you to your destination, he turns on his meter.
1. Before
2. While
3. Until
The construction crew worked overtime __ they finished the new bridge.
1. until
2. when
3. after
__ I was walking on the 16th Street Mall, I saw a juggler and a mime performing on the street.
1. Since
2. Before
3. While
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have been thinking about moving to Washington __ their house in Colorado flooded in September 2013.
1. before
2. since
3. until
We have to buy a new camera __ we go on safari in Kenya.
1. before
2. until
3. when
__ Steve Jobs dropped out of college in Oregon, he returned to California and convinced his friend Steve Wozniak to start a small computer company with him.
1. Until
2. After
3. Before
Honey, I will play with you __ I finish this housework.
1. as soon as
2. while
3. until
__ the President goes on a foreign trip, he always flies on Air Force One, a specially designed Boeing VC-25.
1. Until
2. While
3. When