English Course II 8th June 2022

Adverbial Clause

Group 6
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Group 6 1 MUHAMMAD FERI NANTO

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2 NI’MAH IZATI ATIKO PUTRI

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3 PUTRI UTAMI
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4 VIRGIAWAN SASONGKO
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 What is an adverbial
clause?

An adverbial clause, sometimes referred to as an

adverb clause, is a group of words that, Sam

together, functions as an adverb. This means

that the clause describes or modifies a verb, Grandmother
adjective, or another adverb.
Unlike other types of clauses, an adverbial
clause is always a dependent clause. This
means that it cannot stand on its own as an
independent sentence.
What’s the difference between an
adverbial clause and an adverbial
phrase?
An adverbial clause is similar to, but not the same as, an Adverbial Phrases:
adverbial phrase. Both are groups of words that play the Sayya rides the car like McQueen.
adverb role, but with one key difference: An adverbial
clause contains a subject and a verb, while an adverbial Adverbial Clauses:
phrase does not. Sayya rides the car so fast than the other.
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The Formula of Adverbial Clauses

 Types Of Adverbial Clauses
Adverbial Adverbial Adverbial
clauses of clauses of place clauses of
Adverbial clauses come in manner condition
many different forms.

Each of these forms is Adverbial Adverbial

characterized by the clauses of clauses of time
nature of the information reason
the clause is
communicating.
Adverbial Adverbial Adverbial
clauses of clauses of clause of
purpose comparison concession
 Types of Adverbial
Clauses

Of Manner Of Place Of Condition Of Reason

• Your son speaks the • My son told me • He’ll help you only if you • We adopted these two
way you do. another fight broke ask him politely. cats because they are a
out where he eats bonded pair.
• She shops as if she had lunch at school. • As long as you don’t
violate the rules, • He’s amazing at
much money..
• They drove beyond everything will be okay. billiards since he spent
where the city ends. his youth working in a
• As if, as though, how,
• As long as, if, only if, pool hall.
the way
• Where, wherever otherwise, or else,
provided/ providing (that), • As, because, since, so.
supposing, unless.
 Types of Adverbial
Clauses

Of Time Of Purpose Of Comparison Of Concession

• Before she got home, • We studied all night so
she called and ordered a we would pass the
pizza. exam.
• So that they could ease
• You can answer the
the traffic flow, the
questions once you
understand the concept. event organizers split
the group into three
cohorts.
• After, as, as soon as,
before, once, since,
until/till, when, • In order that, in the
hope that, so, so that, so
whenever, while.
as.
Comparison of degree
• Felix is as good at video
games as he is good at
weight lifting.
• Than, as
Comparison of manner
• As you have made your
bed so you must lie on
it.
• As
• John is very popular
among his friends,
whereas his brother is
reclusive.
• The department head hired
the first person they
interviewed, though
twenty people applied for
the job.
• Although, though, even
though, even if, whereas,
while.
 Examples of Adverbial Clauses
In the middle Longer than their sentences’ main clauses

• Our team, whenever they win a match, acts like a
swarm of bees and comes together as a cohesive unit.
• Emmeril remembered, after he left the house, that
he needed to mail the thank you cards.
• Because there was ice on the road and I’d already
slipped and fallen twice in the last week, I stayed
home.
• My sister, although she showed more patience than
I’ve ever seen her have before, still rushed ahead.

Quite short

• I took out the trash because it stunk.

• It was dark in the hallway, so Nina illuminated it

after she found a match in her backpack.
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