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adverbial clauses
an adverbial clause or adverb clause is a subordinate clause that modifies
a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
adverbial clauses act like adverbs. they answer questions like where? when? in what manner? to what extent?
under which conditions? or why?
adverbial clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction, such as:
after although as because before even though if
in order that since so that than though unless until
when whenever where wherever while
look at these examples of adverbial clauses and the words they modify:
verb syd believes the story because she heard it on tv. (believes it why?)
adjective: marnie is proud because she learned a new knitting stitch. (proud why?)
adverb: candace rolls her windows up when it rains. (rolls them up when?)
show that you can use and understand adverbial clauses.
practice a identifying adverbial clauses
read each sentence. then, underline the adverbial clause in each sentence.
example: we have to clean the walls before we can paint.
answer: we have to clean the walls before we can paint.

1. brent likes horses, even though he has never ridden

one.

1. ian ran inside because the wind was strong.
2. carlito’s guitar goes out of tune whenever he leaves

it by the air conditioner.

1. if teresa does that again, i’m telling dad.
2. sam parks her car under the carport so that she won’t

get wet from the rain.

1. ali will go to the county fair unless she has a

soccer tournament that weekend.

1. jalisa put her diary where it is safe from agnes.
2. andrea named her restaurant la escondida

because it’s hidden in the woods.

1. patricio got second place in the spelling bee

even though he knew more words.

1. our school needs more money if it’s going to

build a new stadium.
practice b using adverbial clauses to combine sentences
read the sentences. fill in the blank with a subordinating conjunction to create a sentence with an adverbial
clause
example: calista will help with dinner annie did the shopping.
answer: calista will help with dinner since annie did the shopping.

1. i’m taking gretchen with me to the movies i don’t really want to.
2. aunt judi bought a new space heater the cabin wouldn’t be so cold.
3. i want to have my room redecorated kerri gets here from omaha
4. his watch had stopped, philip thought he had gotten to school early.
5. manny takes care of his sisters and brothers his mother works in the evenings

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Explanation:

The problem is about identifying and using adverbial clauses in sentences, which falls under the subfield of Linguistics (within Arts). For Practice A, we identify the adverbial clause by looking for the subordinate clause starting with a subordinating conjunction. For Practice B, we choose an appropriate subordinating conjunction to combine sentences based on the relationship between the clauses.

Practice A Answers:

1. even though he has never ridden one
2. because the wind was strong
3. whenever he leaves it by the air conditioner
4. If Teresa does that again
5. so that she won’t get wet from the rain
6. unless she has a soccer tournament that weekend
7. where it is safe from Agnes
8. because it’s hidden in the woods
9. even though he knew more words
10. if it’s going to build a new stadium

Practice B Answers (sample conjunctions, may vary slightly based on context):

1. even though (shows contrast: taking Gretchen despite not wanting to)
2. so that (purpose: buying heater to make cabin not cold)
3. when (time: redecorate when Kerri arrives)
4. Because (reason: thought early because watch stopped)
5. while (time: takes care while mother works)

Answer:

Practice A:

1. even though he has never ridden one
2. because the wind was strong
3. whenever he leaves it by the air conditioner
4. If Teresa does that again
5. so that she won’t get wet from the rain
6. unless she has a soccer tournament that weekend
7. where it is safe from Agnes
8. because it’s hidden in the woods
9. even though he knew more words
10. if it’s going to build a new stadium

Practice B (sample answers):

1. even though
2. so that
3. when
4. Because
5. while