Adverbial clauses
What are Adverbial clauses?
Adverbial clauses are a category of subordinate clauses.They are linked to a main clause and tell us about the information in that main clauseThey modify a verb (either finite or non-finite), an adjective, an adverb or another clause.
Examples:
Types of Clauses:
- Adverb Clause of Time:
An adverb of manner states how something is done. An adverb of manner often starts with one of the following subordinating
- Adverb Clause of Reason:
An adverb of reason offers a reason for the main idea. An adverb of reason often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: as, because, given, or since.
- Adverb Clause of Concession:
An adverb of concession offers a statement which contrasts with the main idea. An adverb of concession often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: though, although, even though, while, whereas, or even if.
- Adverb Clause of Degree:
An adverb of degree states to what degree something is done or offers a comparison. An adverb of degree often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: than, as...as, so...as, or the...the.
- Adverb of Condiction:
An adverb of condition states the condition for the main idea to come into effect. An adverb of condition often starts with if or unless.
Adverb Clause of PlaceAn adverb of place states where something happens. An adverb of place often starts with a preposition (e.g., in, on, near) or one of the following subordinating conjunctions: anywhere, everywhere, where, or wherever.
Adverb Clause of PlaceAn adverb of place states where something happens. An adverb of place often starts with a preposition (e.g., in, on, near) or one of the following subordinating conjunctions: anywhere, everywhere, where, or wherever.
- Adverb Clause of Manner:
An adverb of manner states how something is done. An adverb of manner often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: as, like, or the way
In the web pages that I put at the end of the blog I found several examples on the subject that helped me to understand it better, one of the pages belongs to a dictionary of English grammar that has a lot of different topics that you can do searches in the referring subject that you need to know.
And also the examples that I research are easy to understand and help a lot for the comprehension of the topic.
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Thank's for the information, my dear Karla. I was thinking that this specific topic is very complicated for me, because I don't understand it a lot... you'll be able to check it in my "parcial" xD but this information is a better way to catch some good ideas.
ResponderEliminarHello there, I liked the way you explain this topic because is very precise, I didn't know that there were several types of adverbial clauses, but I still have a doubt.
ResponderEliminarIs there an specific way to spot this type of clauses ?
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