Adverb Clause Review and Practice

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Adverb Clauses

A Quick Review with Practice


Adverb Review

What is an Adverb?It is a word that describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or an another adverb


Adverb Review Adverbs usually end in “ly”

(with a few exceptions):

Adj - careful / Adv - carefully

Adj - quick / Adv - quickly very, quite, often


Adverb Review

Adverbs appear at the beginning, middle, or end of sentences depending on the type of adverb used and the meaning intended.

There are adverbs of time (when), manner (how), frequency (how often), and place (where).


Adverb Review They will be here soon. Tom played the match

intelligently. Jason talks sbout his classes

constantly. How long are you over here?Only Jack knows how to fix the

computer.Jack knows only how to fix the

computer.


Order of Adverbs: Initial Position:

Time: Yesterday, there were more fires in southern California.

Opinion: Honestly, the price is too high.

Manner: Quickly, we got into the car before the rain started.

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Order of Adverbs Middle Position:

Frequency: The academic year always starts in September.

Manner: The sports announcer enthusiastically announced the winner.

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Order of Adverbs End Position:Place: The children play games outside.

Time: They begin their volunteer duty next week.

Manner: The speech at the convention did not go well.

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Adverbs should be as close as possible to the verbs, adjectives, adverbs or clauses that they modify.

She is very beautiful. She is only a child. The students learned sign

language amazingly quickly.Italian ice cream is especially

good. Surprisingly, the train arrived on

time after it broke down.

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Adverbs such as a lot, a little, and slightly limit the word they modify and appear before that word.

George is a lot more tired today than he was yesterdayThey took slightly more time to run the race today than last week.

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What is an Adverb Clause?

A group of words which contains a subject and a finite verb that describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.


Adverb ClausesAdverb clauses allow the writer to describe relationships between ideas and to connect short sentences. I finished the novel that you recommended. I didn’t like it very much.I finished the novel that you recommended,even though I didn’t like it very much.


Adverb ClausesAn adverb clause is a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction and must be connected to an independent clause.

I don’t understand the concept because it is very complicated.

After it rained for a week, there was a lot of water in the canal.


Adverb ClausesAdverb clause without independent clause is a FRAGMENT!

Before we moved to the mountains.

We lived in the city before we moved to the mountains.


Adverb ClausesAdverb clause without

independent clause is a FRAGMENT!

Although the weather forecast isn’t good, I ttink we should go on our trip.

Although the weather forecast isn’t good.


Adverb Clause can be divided into:

1. Time 2. Place (3. Reason /Result 4. Contrast

5. Opposition 6. Condition 7. Purpose 8. Manner


Time introduced by

After before WhenWhile As whenever

• Since

• until

• till • as soon as

• Once• As long as


Adverb Clause of Time

When he arrives, he will tell us the truth.

Mary was dancing while John was singing.

The train left as we arrived.


Adverb Clause of Time

I will stay with you until your mother comes home.

After he had got the money, he left home immediately.


Place introduced by

where wherever

everywhereanywhere


Adverb Clause of Place

Nobody knows where he has been to.

He travels wherever he likes.Everywhere I look, I see daffodils.I see daffodils anywhere I look.


Reason / Result introduced by

becausesinceasnow that

inasmuch as as long as so that such that


Adverb Clause of Reason

I was late because I could not catch the bus.Since I was late, I took a taxi.As the weather was bad, we cancelled the

picnic.Tom was so weak that he could not run.It was such a strange story that no one

believed it.


Adverb Clause of Contrast

These clauses are introduced by whereas and while


Adverb Clause of Contrast

We took the train whereas Pete drove.

While Tom is a good math student, Pam does well in English.


Opposition / Concession introduced by

thoughalthougheven thoughno matter how

no matter whatdespite the fact thatin spite of the fact that


Adverb Clause of Opposition / Concession

Although he is small, he is very strong.No matter how smart they are, they are

required to do the revision.No matter what the doctor did, the girl was

still dead.Despite the fact that you are angry, I am still

going to go.


Condition introduced by

IfUnlessProvide thatOnly if

Whether or notIn caseEven if


Adverb Clause of Condition

Unless it rains soon, the daffodils won’t bloom.

I will buy a coffee provided that I have enough change.

If he does his homework, he should pass the class.

I will go to disneyland whether or not it is raining.


Purpose introduced by

so that

in order that

for fear that

in case


Adverb Clause of Purpose

He arrived earlier, so that he would not be late.They brought a lot of food for fear that they

would be hungry during the trip.She brought the credit card in case she did not

have enough cash.


Manner introduced by

as

as if as though


Adverb Clause of Manner

Please do as I have told you.* He cries as if he were mad.* He speaks as though he were the boss.* The subjunctive is used after as if and as though.


Practice:1. __________ his illness, Jack

continued to work.

a. In spite of b. Despite the fact that

c. Despite of d. Inasmuch as


Practice:1. __________ his illness, Jack

continued to work.

a. In spite of b. Despite the fact that

c. Despite of d. Inasmuch as


Practice:2. __________ Daisy tried, she could

remember her first grade teacher’s name.

a. As hard as b. Despite the fact that

c. Although d. Due to the fact that


Practice:2. __________ Daisy tried, she could

remember her first grade teacher’s name.

a. As hard as b. Despite the fact that

c. Although d. Due to the fact that


Practice:3. Many people decrease their fat

intake so that they _________ control their cholesterol.

a. can b. could

c. will d. would


Practice:3. Many people decrease their fat

intake so that they _________ control their cholesterol.

a. can b. could

c. will d. would


Practice:4. Jack is leaving his job because

his boss treats him as if he __________ his personal slave.

a. is b. were

c. was d. had been


Practice:4. Jack is leaving his job because

his boss treats him as if he __________ his personal slave.

a. is b. were

c. was d. had been


Practice:5. Frank had __________ on his

vacation that he didn’t want to return.

a. a so good b. such a good time timec. So much d. so much fun

good time


Practice:5. Frank had __________ on his

vacation that he didn’t want to return.

a. a so good b. such a good time timec. So much d. so much fun

good time


Practice:6. By the time the hurricane

_________ the coast of Florida, most of the people living there will be gone.

a. hit b. will hit

c. has hit d. hits


Practice:6. By the time the hurricane

_________ the coast of Florida, most of the people living there will be gone.

a. hit b. will hit

c. has hit d. hits


Practice:7. Although I’d like to travel, _____.

a. But I don’t have b. I don’t haveenough money enough money

c. I plan to d. I can’tleave soon.


Practice:7. Although I’d like to travel, _____.

a. But I don’t have b. I don’t haveenough money enough money

c. I plan to d. I can’tleave soon.


Practice:8. We decided not to get married

_________.

a. in spite of b. despite weour love love each other

c. Despite the fact d. because ofthat we love we love each other each other


Practice:8. We decided not to get married

_________.

a. in spite of b. despite weour love love each other

c. Despite the fact d. because ofthat we love we love each other each other


Practice:9. Carmina stopped studying

______.

a. after she b. after shewent to bed reading 9 pages.

c. after she had d. after she read 9 pages 9 pages.


Practice:9. Carmina stopped studying

______.

a. after she b. after shewent to bed reading 9 pages.

c. after she had d. after she read 9 pages 9 pages.


Practice:10. ________, she graduated with

honors.

a. Because of her b. Because her hard work hard work

c. Because she d. Because she

work hard worked hard


Practice:10. ________, she graduated with

honors.

a. Because of her b. Because her hard work hard work

c. Because she d. Because she

work hard worked hard


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