Adverb Clause
What is an Adverb?
What is a Clause?
What is an Adverb Clause?
What is an Adverb?
It is a word that describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective and another adverb, etc.
What is a Clause?
It is a group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a finite verb. A clause forms a sentence or part of a sentence and often functions as a noun, adjective or adverb.
What is an Adverb Clause?
A group of words which contains a subject and a finite verb that describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective and another adverb.
Adverb Clause can be divided into:
1. Time
2. Place
3. Manner
4. Comparison
5. Reason/ Cause
6. Purpose
7. Result
8. Condition
9. Concession
10. Contrast
1. Adverb Clause of Time
These clauses are introduced by when, whenever, while, as, before, after, till, until, since and as soon as, during the time that, …
1. Adverb Clause of Time
When he arrives, he will tell us the truth.
Mary was dancing while John was singing.
The train left as we arrived.
1. Adverb Clause of Time
As soon as you have finished your presentation, invite your audience to ask questions.
After he had got the money, he left home immediately.
Before you can start trading, you need to register your company.
2. Adverb Clause of Place
These clauses are introduced by where, wherever, everywhere, anywhere.
2. Adverb Clause of Place
Nobody knows where he has been to.
He travels wherever he likes.
They will invest wherever they get profits.
This is the house where I used to live during my childhood.
3. Adverb Clause of Manner
These clauses are introduced by as, as if and as though.
3. Adverb Clause of Manner
Please do as I have told you.
* He cries as if he were mad.
* He spoke as though he had been the boss.
* The subjunctive is used after as if and as though to indicate unreality or improbability in the present or past.
4. Comparision
This clauses are introduced by as, than, the + comparative
4. Comparision
The more money you invest, the more profit you get.
The company pays him as much as he expected.
He spends more than he earns.
5. Adverb Clause of Reason
These clauses are introduced by because, since, and as, etc.
5. Adverb Clause of Reason
I will consider the question of jobs first because this is your highest priority.
Since the economic climate has improved, we intend to invest in new plant and machinery.
As the weather was bad, we cancelled the picnic.
6. Adverb Clause of Purpose
These clauses are always linked with so that, in order that, for fear that, in case, etc.
6. Adverb Clause of Purpose
He arrived earlier so that he would not be late.
They brought a lot of food for fear that they would be hungry during the trip.
She brought the credit card in case she did not have enough cash.
7. Adverb Clause of Result
These clauses are always linked with so that, so + adj. / adv. + that and such + a + noun + that, etc.
7. Adverb Clause of Result
Tom was so weak that he could not run.
It was such a strange story that no one believed it.
8. Condition
The clauses are introduced by if, unless, provided/ providing that, as long as, even if, only if,…
There are three basic types: Type 1, Type 2, Type 3
8. Condition
If it rains, we won’t have a picnic.
If I were you, I wouldn’t invest money on that company.
If he hadn’t sold the gold last month, he would have gotten much interests.
9. Adverb Clause of Concession
These clauses are introduced by though, although, even though, no matter how , no matter what, whatever, whoever, whichever, however, wherever, whenever .
9. Adverb Clause of Concession
Although local advertising is cheap, it is not as effective as national advertising.
No matter how smart they are, they are required to do the revision.
Even though local papers are cheap to advertise in, they don’t have a wide readership.
10. Adverb Clause of Contrast
These clauses are introduced by whereas and while
10. Adverb Clause of Contrast
We took the train, whereas Pete drove.

While Tom is a good math student, Pam does well in English.