ADVERBIAL

CLAUSES
Syntax of the English Language
  An adverbial clause is used as a single-
word adverb or an adverbial expression.
 Single-word adverbs and adverbials
modify a verb by answering questions
such as “when?” , “where?”, “how?”,
about the verb.
ADVERBIAL  e.g. He bought a car.
CLAUSES WHEN?
a. recently – a single-word adverb of
time.
b. last week – an adverbial of time.
c. when he got his driver’s license – an
adverbial clause of time.
  In the sentences that follow, replace the
adverbials by an adverbial clause to
show the same meaning

a) She has been a doctor since 1987.

ADVERBIAL b) She couldn’t take part in the show due
CLAUSES to her sickness.
c) Despite the rain, she was able to reach
the station.
d) During the winter, most kids had to
stay in.
  Time – it says when something happens.
 Place – it says where something happens.
 Reason – it tells you why something
happens or why it should happen.
ADVERBIAL  Purpose – it also tells you why something
CLAUSES is happening, but states the aim or
Types purpose of it rather than the reason for it
or cause of it.
 Manner – it says how something happens.
 Result – it tells you what results from
something happening.
 I. TIME
TYPES OF ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

Adverbial clauses of time are introduced by conjunctions

such as:
a. after – After it had stopped snowing, I went outside.
b. as – As I was walking to the store, it began to snow again.
c. as long as – I will never like snow as long as I live.
d. as soon as – As soon as I returned home, I made a fire.
e. since – She has been a good skier since she was a child.
f. until – I had never seen snow until my family move from
Florida to Boston.
g. once – Once he was in the kitchen with my mother, I could
relax a little.
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II. PLACE
III. Adverbial clauses of place are introduced by
conjunctions such as:
a. where – I prefer to live where the sun shines all
year.
b. wherever – Wherever it’s sunny and warm, I am
happy
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III.REASON
IV. Adverbial clauses of reason are introduced by
conjunctions such as:
a. because – My brothers are studying in California
because they don’t like snow either.
b. since – Since it is so beautiful there, my parents are
going to move.
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IV. PURPOSE
V. Adverbial clauses of purpose are introduced by
conjunctions such as:
a. so that – I’m planning to live with my brothers so
that I can be near the beach.
b. in order that – I want to be near the beach in order
that I might learn how to water ski.
TYPES OF ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

V. MANNER
Adverbial clauses of manner are introduced by conjunctions
such as:

a. as - In California, we can enjoy the beach as we used to in

Florida.

b. as if – My brothers swim as if they were fish.

c. as though – In California, I will feel as though I were alive

again.
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VI.RESULT
VII. Adverbial clauses of result are introduced by
conjunctions such as:

a. so…that – California is so beautiful that I can’t

imagine staying in Boston.

b. such….that – It is such a beautiful state that I

can’t imagine staying in Boston.