GRAMMAR AdverbClause
Adverbclausesaredependentclausesthatgiveinformationaboutverbs,adverbs,andadjectives.
Anadverbclausetellswhen,where,why,how,towhatextent,orhowmuchaboutthewordit
modifies.Theyallowyoutocombinetwosentencesintoonebyusingsubordinating
conjunctions.Themostcommonconjunctionsusedinadverbclausesarelistedbelow,according
tothetypeofclausetheyintroduce.
Cause
as,because,since
Comparison
as…as,than
Place
where,wherever
Manner
as,asif,asthough
Condition
if,providedthat,
unless,whether
Concession
although,even
though,whereas,
while
Purpose
inorderthat,sothat
Time
after,as,before,
once,since,till,until,
when,while
AdverbClauseModifyingVerbs
We
left
thebicycle.+Wefounditthere.
→We
left
thebicycle
where
wefoundit.
I
could
hardly
hold
myheadup.+Iwassosleepy.
→I
could
hardly
hold
myheadup
because
Iwassosleepy.
AdverbClauseModifyingAdverbs
Theothertrackstarsran
fast
.+Fergusonranfaster.
→Fergusonran
faster
than
theothertrackstarsdid.
Johnsings
well
.+Isingequallywell.
→Johnsings
as
well
as
Ido.
AdverbClauseModifyingAdjectives
Thepubliclibraryis
bigger
.+Itusedtobesmall.
→Thepubliclibraryis
bigger
than
itusedtobe.
ThewaterinArubais
blue
.+ThewaterinJamaicaisblue.
→ThewaterinArubais
as
blue
as
thewaterinJamaica.
IdentifyingAdverbClauses.
Underlinetheadverbclauseineachsentence.Circletheworditmodifies.
1.WhenIdeliveredthenewspaper,IsawMrs.Sampsonatthewindow.
2.Becausethatclerkwassohelpful,Ipraisedhertothestoremanager.
3.Youmayplayoutsideuntilit'sdark.
4.Vincebecomesnervouswhenhespeaksinpublic.
5.PleasevisituswheneveryouareintheChicagoarea.
UsingAdverbClauses
Combinethetwosentencesusingasubordinatingconjunctiontoformanadverbclause.
1.Themoviewasjustbeginning.+Weboughtourticketsrightthen.
2.Sheswimswell.+Bobdoesnotswimverywell.
3.Mothertookanap.+Atthesametime,AmyandIwentcycling.
4.Dinnerisnotreadyyet.+Takeawalk.
5.Youmustkeeppromises.+Youmakepromises.
FixtheErrorswithAdverbClauses
Thefollowingsentence(s)containerrorsthatcanbecorrectedusingadverbclauses.
1.Herunseveryday,heisaddictedtoexercise.
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2.Callusthen.Whenyougettotown.
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3.Icanalterthemaybetoobigjacket.
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4.Vincespeaksinpublic,hebecomesnervous.
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5.Thatclerkwassohelpful,Ipraisedhertothestoremanager.
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