ADVERB CLAUSES

WHAT DOES IT DO?

An adverb clause is a dependent clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.

Adverb clause tells: WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHY, TO WHAT EXTENT, UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS

WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW, TO WHAT EXTENT, UNDER WHAT CONDITION You may sit wherever you wish. VerbSit Sit where?

When winter sets in, many animals hibernate.

Verbhibernate Hibernate when?

Caroline and Natalie look as though they have some exciting news for us.

Verb look Look how?

WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW, TO WHAT EXTENT, UNDER WHAT CONDITION

Happy because he made an A, Logan hurried home.

Adverb happy Happy why?

Tia can talk faster than I can. Adverb faster Talk to what extent faster?

If it does not rain tomorrow, we will play softball.

Verbplay Play under what condition?

COMMON SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS—WORDS THAT SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ADV CLAUSE AND THE WORD IT MODIFIES

After if where Although in order that whenever As since where As if so that wherever As long as than whether As soon as though while As though unless Because until ***also

common Before when prepositions How whenever

WB 126 1. A lobster fears few enemies because it has a hard, protective shell. ---(fears, why?)

2. A shark can swim faster than a human can. ---(faster, under what conditions?

3. The life expectancy of a sea turtle is not as long as it once was. ---(long, to what extent?)

WB 126 4. When an octopus is attacked, it can spray a jet of inky fluid at its opponent. ---(can spray, when?)

5. Up close at night, a coral reef is more beautiful than you can imagine. ---(beautiful, to what extent?)

6. When a moray eel feels it is

threatened, it withdraws into its hiding place. ---(withdraws, when?)

WB 126 7. A sea cow can swim faster than

you might think. ---(faster, to what extent?)

8. The sting of most jellyfish can be dangerous unless it is treated. ---(dangerous, under what conditions?)

9. A puffer inflates itself like a balloon until its attacker swims away. ---(inflates, when?)

WB 126 10. Ice fish live where

temperatures sometimes drop below freezing. ---(live, where?)