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Adverb Clause

 What is an Adverb?
 What is a Clause?

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What is an Adverb?

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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

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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 and another

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1. Adverb Clause of Time

These clauses are introduced by

when, when, whenever, while, as,

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1. Adverb Clause of Time

 When he arrives, he will tell us the

truth.

 Mary was dancing while John was

singing.

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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.

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2. Adverb Clause of Reason

 These clauses are introduced by

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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

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3.

Adverb Clause of Concession

These clauses are introduced by though,
although, even though, no matter

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3. Adverb Clause of 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

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4. Adverb Clause of Contrast

 These clauses are introduced by

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4. Adverb Clause of Contrast

 We took the train <b>whereas </b>Pete drove.
 <b>While</b> Tom is a good math student,

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5. Adverb Clause of Result

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5. Adverb Clause of Result



Tom was

so weak that

he could not

run

.

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6. Adverb Clause of Purpose

These clauses are always linked with so

that, in order that, for fear that, in case,

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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

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7. Adverb Clause of Place

These clauses are introduced by where

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7. Adverb Clause of Place

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8. Adverb Clause of Manner

These clauses are introduced by as, as if

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8. 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.

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