Adverb Clauses
Adverb Clauses
Types of Clauses
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb (predicate). This differs from a phrase, which does not have a subject and a verb, like "to the park." Clauses can be independent or dependent.
? Independent clauses are called sentences as they can stand alone and express a complete thought.
? Dependent clauses, or subordinate clauses, are subordinate to something else, usually an independent clause, and depend on it for meaning.
An Adverb clause has a subject and a verb. An Adverb clause has a subordinate conjunction. An Adverb clause answers to the questions "How?" "When?" or "Why?" An Adverb clause does not have a complete meaning.
Ex: When I went to Europe, I visited the Eiffel Tower. The adverb (subordinate) clause: "When I went to Europe" The independent clause: "I visited the Eiffel Tower" The subject: "I" The subordinate conjunction: "When" The question: "When did you visit the Eiffel Tower?" Does not have a complete meaning: "When I went to Europe..."
Here is a sampling of subordinate conjunctions:
after
while
before
although
if
once
because
since
when
unless
until as even though even if where
The order of the clauses can be inverted: When I went to Europe, I visited the Eiffel Tower. I visited the Eiffel Tower when I went to Europe.
Both have the same meaning.
Use of "If" 0 Conditional ? is used for scientific facts or general truths. `If' can be substituted for `when'. `If you heat water to 100?C, it boils.' `When you heat water to 100?C, it boils.' 1st Conditional ? is used with `will/can + base verb' for a probable future result. `If you study hard, your English will improve.' 'If I get enough sleep, I will feel better.' 2nd Conditional ? uses the `simple past' with `modal + base verb' for imagined, impossible or unreal future situations. `If I won the lottery, I would buy a plane.' 'If you met Johnny Depp, what would you ask him?' 3rd Conditional ? uses the `past perfect' with `modal + have + past participle'. It is usually used to express a past regret about something which did not happen in the past. `If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a plane.' `If I had grown taller, I could have played in the NBA.'
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