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Adverb Clauses
Basic Sentence Parts
Standard
ELA8C1 The student demonstrates understanding
and control of the rules of the English language,
realizing that usage involves the appropriate
application of conventions and grammar in both
written and spoken formats. The student:
f. Analyzes the structure of a sentence (basic
sentence parts, noun-adjective-adverb clauses
and phrases).
g. Produces final drafts/presentations that
demonstrate accurate spelling and the correct
use of punctuation and capitalization.
Adverb Clause
• Adverb Clauses are dependent clauses that
act like adverbs. They modify verb, adjective,
or adverb and tell when, where, how, why, to
what extent.
Ex. I will finish all of my homework early
because I want to watch the game tonight.
Adverb Clauses do the same thing
Adverbs do!
Remember: Adverbs are words that modify
verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. They tell when,
where, how, why, to what extent.
Ex. The extremely loud thunder made the
windows rattle violently.
Ex. The windows rattled violently when the loud
thunder roared.
What are they made of?
• Adverb clauses consist of: A subordinating
conjunction, a subject, and a predicate.
• Subordinating Conjunction + Verb= Adverb
Clause (after, although, as, as if, as long as, as
soon as, as though, because, before, even
though, if, since, so that, than, though, unless,
until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while,
etc.)
• Be careful, sometimes these words aren’t
conjunctions!
Adv. Clause Step One
Find a dependent clause that starts with a
subordinating conjunction.
Ex. Since it is raining, the water level in the lake
will rise.
Adv. Clause Step 2
• Find the word in the sentence that the clause
is modifying and see whether that word is a
verb, adjective, or adverb. If it is, you
probably have an adverb clause.
• Since it is raining, the water level in the lake
will rise.
Adv. Clause Step 3
See whether the clause answers one of the
questions: when, where, how, why, to what
extent. If it does, then you definitely have an
adverb clause.
Since it is raining, the water level in the lake will
rise.
Find the Adverb Clauses
Ex. Alice went inside as soon as the rain started
falling.
Ex. Jill worries more about thunder storms than
James does.
Ex. The kids were scared because there was a
tornado warning.
Adv. Clause vs. Adv. Phrase
An adverb clause will have a subordinating
conjunction and a verb.
(It may have other parts too)
An adverb phrase WILL NEVER HAVE A VERB
Clause: I checked both ways before I crossed the
street.
Phrase: I got up before sunrise.
Adv. phrase vs. Adv. clause
1. I stayed inside because it was too rainy.
2. I like to play baseball after school.
3. After you finish cooking dinner, wash the
dirty dishes.
Placement
• Adverb Clauses can be at the beginning or end
of a sentence.
Beginning: When I was little, I had a tricycle.
End: I had a tricycle when I was little.
Middle: I had a tricycle when I was little, and I
took it down steep hills.
Adv. Clause vs. Adj. Clause
Clause Type Adjective
Adverb
Subordinating
Starts With Relative
Pronoun
Conjunction
Modifies
Noun, Pronoun Verb, Adverb,
Adjective
Answers
Which one,
What kind
When, Where,
How, Why
Adj. Clause vs. Adv. Clause
1. Since you are already standing up, will you
take my plate to the kitchen for me?
2. The dog that is in the fence keeps barking.
3. People who are afraid of heights do not enjoy
airplane rides.
4. I cannot legally drive until I turn 16.
5. Andrew made an A on a test which was very
difficult.