ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

Adverbial Clauses

 ‘Adverb' and 'Adjective' have in common. When viewed from the language, the second word is preceded by the word 'ad' which enables the meaning of 'Add'. If Adjective adds clarity to the meaning of objects, then the Adverb add clarity to the verb.

For example: "She runs slowly" slowly is an adverb that describes the meaning of 'runs' instead of 'she'. Although the 'runs' is 'she', but Adverb describes a verb, not a 'she' as a noun.

So, Adverb is an adverb that shed some light on all other words except nouns. Adverb generally can be formed from the adjective by adding-ly behind the adjectives. But this rule does not apply to all adjectives.

Adverbial clause is a clause that functions as an adverb. Adverb clause begins with conjunctions belonging subordinating conjunctions.

TYPE OF CLAUSE	SUBORDINATE CLAUSE	SENTENCES
Comparison	as .......... as	Your house is as big as mine
	-er than	Shanti is taller than her sister
	The -est	Azka is the fattest boy in the family
Condition	If	If it rains, we shall stay at home
	Whether	You must go whether you hear from him or not
	Unless	I’ll wlak to town unless it rains
Contrast	Although	He is still poor although he has worked so hard
	Whereas	They regard this race with deadly seriousness, whereas we’re just in it to have fun
Manner	Quickly	There is also the question of how quickly such a link could be built
	Gracefully	She swooped gracefully
Place	Where	Where is she??
	Wherever	Wherever you are, I’ll be able to find you
Purpose	So that	Our maid always remembers to take in all the clothes before she goes shopping so that they won’t get soaked through if it rains
	In order to	In order to avoid getting lost, I use as GPS unit
	Lest	Lest you think that nanny spy cameras are only
Reason	Because	Bella doesn’t go to school because she is sick
Result	So	I was so weak that I could not speak
	That	He is such a good man that all respect him
Time	When	When she called, had already eaten lunch
	Before	We will finish before he arrives
	After	She ate after I (had) left
	While	While I was finishing my homework, she began cooking
	By the time	We will have finsihed our homework by the time they arrive
	Untill	We waited untill he finished his homework
	Since	I have played tennis since I was a young boy
	As soon as	As soon as I hear from Tom, I will give you telephone call
	Every time	We take a hike every time he visits
	The first, ..............	I saw you the first time I went to campus