ADV E RB

CLAU S E S

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 n Adv e r b?
What is a

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

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 ADVER
B CLAUS
ES
An 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 Adverbs
Adverb clauses of time
Adverb clauses of place
Adverb clauses of
purpose
Adverb clauses of cause
or reason

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 RELATIVE ADVERBS
The 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, why
Examples:
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
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year when he was born.
 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 place
Adverb 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 reason
Adverb 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 CERTAINTY
These 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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