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Adverb Clauses: How, When, Where, Why, and Under What Conditions
Adverb Clauses: How, When, Where, Why, and Under What Conditions
• Tells
– How
Two people can enjoy a movie, if they can agree on what movie to
see.
• Tells
– How
– When
• Tells
– How
– When
– Where
• Tells
– How
– When
– Where
– Why
• Tells
– How
– When
– Where
– Why
if I get up late
Note: Answers to the adverbial questions are sentence fragments.
Linking the clauses
Which order is better? End with the more important idea. This makes the
reader remember it better.
Separation by Comma
Marcel is going to ask the new If his brother lets him have the
girl on a date if his brother lets car, Marcel is going to ask the
him have the car. new girl on a date.
No Comma here Comma here
Example of Explication
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Co
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Diagramming
rd ion
Main Clause
ina
te
Subject Predicate
Diagramming indicates
parts of speech not
word order of the
sentence. It is a visual Subordinate Clause
picture of the sentence or
structure. Adverb Clause
W
he
Main Clause
Diagramming indicates
ne
parts of speech not
ve
word order of the
sentence. It is a visual
r
picture of the sentence
structure. you read
Subordinate Clause
or
Adverb Clause
Your Turn
Juan ordered pizza after he found
Find the adverb clause
out what everyone wanted on it.
What is the subject,
predicate of each
clause?
What is the
subordinating When did Juan order the pizza?
conjunction?
What is the
subordinating When will I give you a call?
conjunction?
What is the
subordinating When and where will we cheer
conjunction?
for Bob?
What adverbial question
is being asked? as he crosses the finish line
Your Turn
If your teacher grades your
Find the adverb clause
assignments, you will know that you
What is the subject,
predicate of each understand the material.
clause?
What is the
Under what condition will you know
subordinating how well you understand the
conjunction?
material?
What adverbial question
is being asked? if your teacher grades your
assignment
ote: “that you understand the material” is an adjective clause because it acts as the DO to “know”.
See Note
What adverbial question because Rachel had before the coach sent in
is being asked? broken her leg the roster
te: “before the coach sent in the roster” modifies the adverb clause “Before Rachel had broken her leg
Your Turn While he was studying, Alex
Find the adverb clause
understood the material, but he
What is the subject,
predicate of each
couldn’t remember a thing after he
clause? played video games all night.
Which clause is the
main, subordinate
clause?
What is the
subordinating When did Alex When could he not
conjunction? understand the material? remember a thing?