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ADVERB

CLAUSES

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What is an

Adverb?

An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".

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ADVERB CLAUSESAn adverb clause is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adverb in another clause or phrase. An adverb clause answers questions such as "when?", "where?", "why?", "with what goal/result?", and "under what conditions?".

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Sentences

♥We must get the roof repaired now!

♥We must get the roof repaired before the rains set in.

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There are different kinds of adverb clauses:Relative AdverbsAdverb clauses of timeAdverb clauses of placeAdverb clauses of purposeAdverb clauses of cause or reason

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RELATIVE ADVERBSThe following adverbs can be used to join sentences or clauses. They replace the more formal structure of preposition + which in a relative clause:where, when, whyExamples:That's the

restaurant where we met for the first time.(where = at/in which)I remember the day when we

first met.(when = on which)There was a very hot summer

the year when he was born.(when = in which)Tell me (the reason) why you

were late home.(why = for which, but could replace the whole phrase 'the reason for which')

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Adverb clauses of time

Adverb clauses of time tell when an action is done. They are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions: when, as soon as, while, before, until, after, since, till, as long as etc.

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Adverb clauses of placeAdverb clauses of place state where an action takes place. They are usually introduced by the subordinating conjunctions where, wherever etc.

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Adverb clauses of purpose

Adverb clauses of purpose are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions: that, lest, so that, in order that,lest etc.

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Adverb clauses of cause or reasonAdverb clauses of cause or reason are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions as, since, because, that etc.

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ADVERBS OF MANNER

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object.

Examples:He swims well, (after the main verb)He ran... rapidly, slowly, quickly..She spoke... softly, loudly, aggressively..

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ADVERBS OF CERTAINTYThese adverbs express how certain or sure we feel about an action or event.Common adverbs of certainty:

certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, surely

Adverbs of certainty go before the main verb but after the verb 'to be':

He definitely left the house this morning.He is probably in the park.

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