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(1)Adverb Clause
What is an Adverb? What is a Clause?
(2)What is an Adverb?
(3)What is a Clause?
It is a group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a finite verb A clause
(4)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 and another
(5)(6)1 Adverb Clause of Time
These clauses are introduced by
when, when, whenever, while, as,
(7)1 Adverb Clause of Time
When he arrives, he will tell us the
truth
Mary was dancing while John was
singing
(8)1 Adverb Clause of Time
I will stay with you until your mother comes home
After he had got the money, he left home
immediately
(9)2 Adverb Clause of Reason
These clauses are introduced by
(10)2 Adverb Clause of Reason
I was late because I could not catch the bus Since I was late, I took a taxi
The manager dismissed Mary, for she was very lazy
As the weather was bad, we cancelled the
(11)3 Adverb Clause of Concession
These clauses are introduced by though, although, even though, no matter
(12)3 Adverb Clause of Concession
Although he is small, he is very strong No matter how smart they are, they are
required to the revision
No matter what the doctor did, the girl
(13)4 Adverb Clause of Contrast
These clauses are introduced by
(14)4 Adverb Clause of Contrast
We took the train whereas Pete drove While Tom is a good math student,
(15)5 Adverb Clause of Result
(16)5 Adverb Clause of Result
Tom was so weak that he could not run.
(17)6 Adverb Clause of Purpose
These clauses are always linked with so
that, in order that, for fear that, in case,
(18)6 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
(19)7 Adverb Clause of Place
These clauses are introduced by where
(20)7 Adverb Clause of Place
(21)8 Adverb Clause of Manner
These clauses are introduced by as, as if
(22)8 Adverb Clause of Manner
Please as I have told you * He cries as if he were mad
* He speaks as though he were the boss