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Understanding and Using English Grammar
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Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 1
Adverb Clauses of Adverb Clauses of TimeTime
Present
Past Future
By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJER http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
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What is an Adverb?What is a Clause?
What is an Adverb Clause?
Adverb Clauses of TimeAdverb Clauses of Time
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An adverbAn adverb is a word that describes or adds
to the meaning of a verb, an adjective and
another adverb, etc.
A clauseA clause is a group of related words
containing a subject and a verb.
A clauseA clause forms a sentence or part of a
sentence and often functions as a noun, an
adjective or an adverb.
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Adverb ClausesAdverb Clauses
ADVERB CLAUSES are called ADVERB CLAUSES because they function to describe or define the why, how, when, or conditions under which something happens.
ADVERB CLAUSES are easy to identify because they begin with the SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS you’re already used to identifying, words like: AFTER, IF, SINCE, WHEN, BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH, UNTIL.
ADVERB CLAUSES can appear anywhere in a sentence: as the sentence opener, between the SUBJECT and PERFORMING VERB of the INDEPENDENT CLAUSE, or as the sentence closer.
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Types of adverb clauses:Types of adverb clauses:
Adverb Clause of TimeAdverb Clause of TimeAdverb Clause of ReasonAdverb Clause of ReasonAdverb Clause of ConcessionAdverb Clause of ConcessionAdverb Clause of ContrastAdverb Clause of ContrastAdverb Clause of ResultAdverb Clause of ResultAdverb Clause of Purpose Adverb Clause of Purpose Adverb Clause of PlaceAdverb Clause of PlaceAdverb Clause of MannerAdverb Clause of Manner
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Adverb Clauses of TimeAdverb Clauses of Time
Form:Form:
These clauses are introducedThese clauses are introduced
by an adverb of time such as by an adverb of time such as
whenwhen, , whenever,whenever, whilewhile,, as as,, before before,, after after,, till till, ,
untiluntil, , sincesince and and as soon asas soon as..
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WhenWhen he comes, he will tell us the story.
Monica was reading whilewhile Tom was writing.
The lecture started asas we arrived.
I will stay with the baby untiluntil you come home.
AfterAfter she had got the money, she bought the
car.
Examples:
Adverb Clauses of TimeAdverb Clauses of Time
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Analysis:
Ex. WhenWhen the phone rang, the baby woke up.
Notice: this sentence consists of a subordinate clause followed by a main clause.
The subordinatesubordinate clause clause is a dependent clause begins with what is called a subordinating conjunction. This causes the clause to be dependent upon the rest of the sentence for its meaning; it cannot stand by itself.
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