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Adverbia Clauses 1
Adverbia Clauses 1
CLAUSES
b. With while:
- delete the subject; 1. She had a heart attack while
- change the verb to a verb-ing she was visiting her daughter.
form; 2. While visiting her daughter, ...
- while may be deleted when the 3. Visiting her daughter, ...
meaning is “at the same time”.
c. With as: 1. She had a heart attack as she
- as must be deleted; was visiting her daughter.
- the phrase must come at the 2. Visiting her daughter, ...
beginning of the sentence.
NOTES
d. With as soon as: 1. As soon as the children
- replace as soon as with upon; heard about their mother’s
- change the verb to an –ing heart attack, they rushed to the
form; hospital.
- on can also replace as soon 2. Upon hearing about their
as. mother’s heart attack, ...
3. On hearing about their
mother’s heart attack, ...
e. With because:
1. Because I have seen the
- the link is not included in the movie, I don’t want to go again.
modifying phrase; 2. Having seen the movie
- having + past participle. before, I don’t want to go again.