What Are Adverbial Clauses? An adverbial clause (or an adverb clause) is a group of words which plays the role of an adverb. (Like all clauses, an adverbial clause will contain a subject and a verb.) All adverbs (including adverbial clauses) can usually be categorized as one of the following: Adverb Of Time Adverb Of Manner Adverb Of Place Adverb Of Reason Adverb Of Condition Adverbs of Concession Definition, list and examples in each adverbial clauses.

2. What Are Adverbial Clauses?
An adverbial clause (or an adverb
clause) is a group of words which
plays the role of an adverb. (Like
all clauses, an adverbial clause
will contain a subject and
a verb.)

3. All adverbs (including adverbial clauses) can
usually be categorized as one of the following:
 Adverb Of Time
 Adverb Of
Manner
 Adverb Of Place
 Adverb Of
Reason
 Adverbs of
Comparison
 Adverb Of
Condition
 Adverbs of
Concession

4. Adverb Clauses of Time
An adverb of time states when
something happens or how often. An
adverb of time often starts with one
of the following subordinating
conjunction : after, as, as long as, as
soon as, before, since, until , when, or
while.

5. List of adverb
clauses of time :
 After
 Before
 When
 While
 Since
 Until
 Once
 Whenever
1. After she graduates, she will
get a job.
2. I will leave before he comes.
3. When I arrived, he was
talking on the phone.
4. While I was walking home, it
began to rain.
5. I haven’t seen him since he
left this morning.
6. We stayed there until we
finished our work.
7. Whenever I see her, I say
hello

6. Adverb Clauses 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, how and the
way

7. - I was never allowed to do things as I
wanted to do them.
- I wonder how I learn grammar
ineffectively for almost fifteen years.
- We sometimes do not realize the way
God help us.

8. Adverb Clauses of Place
An adverbial place clause tells where
the action described by the main verb
takes place. 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.

9. List Adverb clauses
of Place :
 Everywhere
 Where
 Wherever
Example :
 Young people have
to go where they
can find jobs.
 Everywhere we
went, people
greeted us warmly.
 She is always
drunk wherever I
meet her.

10. Adverb Clauses 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: since, as, because, for.

11. Example :
 I couldn’t come to your party because I was rather
sick.
 The car crashed because the driver was careless.
 Since this is a library research, all sources are taken
from libraries.
 As this is the beginning of the football season, there
are bound to be large crowds at the match.
 As women were not supposed to be novelist, she took
the name George Eliot.
 The manager dismissed Mary, for she was very lazy.

12. Adverb Clauses of Condition
adverb of condition states the
condition for the main idea to come
into effect. An adverb of condition
often starts with if , unless, only if,
even if, whether or not.

13. Example :
 If it rains, we will not go out.
 She will come if you invite her.
She will take this medicine whether
she likes it or not.
Even if they lose by five goals, people
will still love them.
Unless you love me, I will commit
suicide.

14. Adverb of Concession
Used to express ideas or actions that
are not expected (contradictive with the
fact).

15. • Although
• Though
• Even though
• Even if
• While
• Whereas
• No matter
• Example :
1. Although he is small, he is very
strong.
2. No matter how smart they are,
they are required to do the
revision.
3. Even though the weather was
cold, I went swimming.
4. In Britain the hottest month of
the year is July, whereas in
Australia it is usually the
coldest.

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