PRACTICE

Exercise 1: Identify the adverb clauses. Which type are they?

1) He stopped at the library before he came home.

2) We'll buy everything you produce, provided that the price is right.
3) I finished my homework while you were gone.
4) Because the test was long, the teacher gave the students extra time to finish it.
5) Alfonso still plays tennis now and again, even though he’s in his eighties.
6) I need to eat less in order that I can lose weight.

Exercise 2: In the following sentences, how can you reduce the adverb clauses to phrases? Is it possible to reduce all of
them?

1) Before we show the use of matrices, we must first set up an algebra defining the various operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and so on.

2) Because I didn’t know what to do, I made a mistake.

3) Since they are recyclable, most glass products are eco-friendly.

Exercise 3: Identify the sentence type for each of the following.

1) Everybody knew everybody where I grew up.

2) My brother likes fried rice, whereas I prefer boiled.
3) A woman in my neighborhood sold roasted chestnuts, but we didn’t buy them often.
4) Because she couldn’t find an opener, Sandy didn’t open the can.
5) I knew what I had to do, but it was a difficult decision.
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Exercise 1: Identify the adverb clauses. Which type are they?

1) He stopped at the library before he came home. TIME

2) We'll buy everything you produce, provided that the price is right. CONDITION
3) I finished my homework while you were gone. TIME
4) Because the test was long, the teacher gave the students extra time to finish it. REASON
5) Alfonso still plays tennis now and again, even though he’s in his eighties. CONCESSION
6) I need to eat less in order that I can lose weight. PURPOSE

Exercise 2: In the following sentences, how can you reduce the adverb clauses to phrases? Is it possible to reduce all of
them?

1) Before we show the use of matrices, we must first set up an algebra defining the various operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and so on.
Before showing the use of matrices, we must first set up an algebra defining the various operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and so on.

2) Because I didn’t know what to do, I made a mistake.

Not knowing what to do, I made a mistake.

3) Since they are recyclable, most glass products are eco-friendly.

Being recyclable, most glass products are eco-friendly.

*In sentence 3, “they” refers to “most glass products.”

Exercise 3: Identify the sentence type for each of the following.

1) Everybody knew everybody where I grew up. COMPLEX

2) My brother likes fried rice, whereas I prefer boiled. COMPLEX
3) A woman in my neighborhood sold roasted chestnuts, but we didn’t buy them often. COMPOUND
4) Because she couldn’t find an opener, Sandy didn’t open the can. COMPLEX
5) I knew what I had to do, but it was a difficult decision. COMPOUND-COMPLEX