Adverbial Clauses
Adverbial Clauses
Adverbial Clauses
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Common Core Language Standard 1
Perhaps the greatest tool of a developing writer is the adverbial clause. When a writer learns to tag on an adverbial clause at the beginning or end of a simple sentence, the writer’s writing improves immensely.
Today’s grammar and usage lesson is on adverbial clauses. Remember that a dependent clause has a noun and verb, but does not express a complete thought. An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb and answers What degree? How? Where? or When?
Now let’s read the grammar and usage lesson and study the examples.
An adverbial clause is a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction. Place a comma following an adverbial clause that begins a sentence, but no comma is used before an adverbial clause that ends a sentence. Examples: Unless you practice, you will never succeed. Use the following memory trick to prompt your use of these dependent (subordinate) clauses:
Bud is wise, but hot! AAA WWW
before, unless, despite (in spite of), in order that, so, while, if, since, even though (if), because, until, that, how, once, than, after, although (though), as (as if, as long as, as though), whether, when (whenever), where (wherever)
Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to grammar and usage lesson.
Practice: Even though you beg me, I still won’t help. I’m not the kind of person who will rescue people, whenever they start crying.
Let’s check the Practice Answers.
Grammar and Usage Practice Answers: Even though you beg me, I still won’t help. I’m not the kind of person who will rescue people whenever they start crying.
Now let’s apply what we have learned.
Writing Application: Write your own sentence using an adverbial clause at the beginning of the sentence.
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