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Adverb clause exercise

May 2, 2014 - pdf

Combine each set of simple sentence into one complex sentence containing an adverb clause.

Notes

A simple sentence contains one main clause. A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

1. I waited for my friend ......................................... he arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

2. He hid ......................................... his pursuers could not find him.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I am as intelligent ....................................... you are.

Correct! Wrong!

4. ............................................ he was not there, I left a message with his mother.

Correct! Wrong!

5. We eat .............................................. we may live.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She was ........................................... tired that she could barely stand.

Correct! Wrong!

7. .............................................. you eat too much, you may fall ill.

Correct! Wrong!

8. ........................................ he started early, he finished late.

Correct! Wrong!

9. ............................................... you do not tell me everything, I will not be able to help you.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Do not go ................................................ I get ready.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I waited for my friend until he arrived.

2. He hid where his pursuers could not find him.

3. I am as intelligent as you are.

4. As he was not there, I left a message with his mother.

5. We eat that we may live.

6. She was so tired that she could barely stand.

7. If you eat too much, you may fall ill.

8. Though he started early, he finished late.

9. If you do not tell me everything, I will not be able to help you.

10. Do not go until I get ready.

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