Adverbs

Adverb clauses of condition

March 7, 2011

Adverb clauses of condition are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions if, whether, provided that, so long as and unless. If I like it, I will buy it. If you heat ice, it melts. If it rains, we will stay at home. You may come, if you want to. You won’t pass unless you work hard. [...]

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Adverb clauses of cause or reason

March 6, 2011

Adverb clauses of cause or reason are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions because, as, since and that. I sing because I like singing. He thinks he can get anything because he is rich. Since he has apologized we will take no further action against him. As he was not there I left a message with [...]

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Adverb clauses of purpose

March 5, 2011

Adverb clauses of purpose are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions that, so that, in order that and lest. We eat that we may live. He works hard so that he will become a millionaire. Put on your warm clothes lest you should catch a chill. Schools were closed early in order that students might reach [...]

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Adverb clauses

March 5, 2011

Study the following sentences. They started in the morning. (Started when? – in the morning) They started before the sun rose. (started when? – before the sun rose) It is clear that in sentence 1 and sentence 2 the groups of words in italics do the work of an adverb as they modify the verb [...]

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