Adverbial clause

Adverbial clause

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How many types of adverbial clause do you know?

1. adverbial clauses of time

a. once

Once you understand this problem, you will find no difficulty.

1. adverbial clauses of time

b. when

When she comes back, she will buy food.

1. adverbial clauses of time

c. as soon as

As soon as I finish the homework, I will go to sleep.

Multiple Choice

I open the fridge as soon as I___ home.

• will arrive

• arrived

• am arriving

• arrive

Multiple Select

Huy Anh surfed the Internet as soon as he ______ his homework

• had completed

• completes

• had been completed

• completed

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I’ll go to the dentist’s as soon as I

(have) a toothache

1. adverbial clauses of time

d. while

While he is taking a shower, she is reading books.

1. adverbial clauses of time

e. by the time

Poll

• By the time I arrived, the store _________ (already/close).

• have already closed

• had closed already

• had already closed

• have already closed

Poll

• By the time Quyen ____ (be) 18, he _____ (study) abroad. 

(Now Quyen is not 18)

• was/had studied

• is/studies

• is/will study

• was/has been studying

1. adverbial clauses of time

f. since

I have lived here since I was 10 years old.

1. adverbial clauses of time

g. before

She had known the truth before I told her.

1. adverbial clauses of time

h. after

He washed the dished after he had meals.

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• She said that she ( meet)

  Mr. Bean before.

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• Before he (go) _____ to bed, he (read) _______a novel.

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Last night, Peter (go)____ to the supermarket before he (go)_____home

Multiple Choice

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Chọn đáp án giống nghĩa với câu gốc:

I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

• a. I watched the film last night for the first time.
  

• b. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

  
  

Multiple Choice

The boys were playing football while it was raining.

• a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.

• b. The boys played football in the rain.

Multiple Choice

I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

• a. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail

• b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

Multiple Choice

My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.

• a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.

• b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift

1. adverbial clauses of time

I.till/untill

I will stay here till/until he comes back.

1. adverbial clauses of time

j. No sooner ... than/ hardly, scarcely... when

Open Ended

1. As soon as Jenny had arrived at the office,, the boss noticed her. (No sooner)

Multiple Choice

1. Scarcely had Anna ______ the book report when Jenny came in.

1. 
   

• 1. finish

• 1. finishing 

• 1. finished

• 1. to finished

Multiple Choice

2. No sooner______the show will start tomorrow.

1. 
   

• 1. will the bell ring than 

• 1. the bell will ring than

• 2. the bell will ring when 

• 1. will the bell ring when

Multiple Choice

3. No sooner ______ than the match started.

1. 
   

• 1. do Jenny arrive

• 1. does Jenny arrive

• 1. Jenny arrives

• 1. had Jenny arrived

Structure: NO SOONER

No sooner + had + S + PII + than + S + Ved/PI

Quá khứ

No sooner + will + S + V + than + S + will + V

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2. adverbial clause of place

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2. adverbial clause of place

Where (Ở đâu)	I like to go where you like. (Anh sẽ đi nơi mà em muốn.)
Anywhere (Bất cứ đâu)	I do not like to go anywhere there is a swimming pool. (Tôi không thích đi bất cứ nơi nào mà có bể bơi.)
Wherever (Bất cứ đâu)	You can sit wherever you like. (Bạn có thể ngồi bất cứ chỗ nào bạn thích.)
Everywhere (tất cả mọi nơi)	I want to shop everywhere there is sale. (Tôi muốn mua hàng ở tất cả những nơi có giảm giá.)

3. adverbial clause of manner

As if/As though: như thể là

+ Điều kiện có thật: As if/As though + S + V (hiện tại)

It looks as if/as though it is going to rain. (Trông như thể là trời sắp mưa.)

+ Điều kiện không có thật ở hiện tại: As if/As though + S + Were/V (quá khứ)

He says as if/as though he knew the truth behind it.

+ Điều kiện không có thật ở quá khứ: As if/As though + S + had + PII

I did not invite him to my birthday party. But he looked as if/as though he had been invited to my birthday.

4. adverbial clause of reason

• Because/Since/As: vì

Because/since/as he is tired, he stays at home.

4. adverbial clause of reason

• Now that/ In that/Seeing that: vì rằng

Now that I have to go to an extra class, I can’t hang out with you.

4. adverbial clause of reason

• On account of the fact that/ because of the fact that/ due to the fact that: vì sự thật là/ vì thực tế là

On account of the fact that he is lazy, he cannot pass the final exam.

4. adverbial clause of reason

• For: vì

They cannot go out, for it rains heavily.

a. So + many/much/ (a) few/ (a) little + N + that

5. adverbial clause of result/ consequence

b. Such + (a/an) + Adj + N + that

5. adverbial clause of result/ consequence

c. Therefore/Consequently/As a result/As a consequence/With the result that

+ Lưu ý: Với các trạng từ chỉ kết quả ‘Therefore/Consequently/As a result/ As a consequence’, ta dùng giữa dấu chấm phẩy (;) và dấu phẩy (,) hoặc đứng đầu câu rồi dùng dấy phẩy (,).

She is not a good student; therefore, she cannot get good marks.

5. adverbial clause of result/ consequence

6. adverbial clause of purpose

• So that/ in order that/ in case/ for fear that: để mà, trong trường hợp, phòng khi

Ví dụ: He learns English so that he can get a better job.

• So as (not) to/In order (not) to/ (not) to + V

Ví dụ: He works hard so that he can buy a new house

= He works hard so as to/in order to/to buy a new house.

6. adverbial clause of concession

• Though/Even though/ Although: mặc dù

• In spite of the fact that /Despite the fact that

•  In spite of/Despite of

6. adverbial clause of concession

• Adj/Adv + As/Though + S + V: mặc dù

• No matter + what/who/when/where/why/how (+adj/adv) + S + V: mặc dù, bất kể

• Whatever/ whoever/ whenever/ wherever/ however + S + V: mặc dù, bất kể

7. adverbial clause of contrast

• While/ Whereas: trong khi

Many people like pork, while/whereas others do not.

8. adverbial clause of condition

• if, unless, as/so long as

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an adverbial clause of condition?

• a) “Whenever an expensive bill comes in the mail, I complain to my roommate.”
  

• b) “Alex will probably become famous, provided she builds up her portfolio.”
  

• c) “The man smiled and said he’d go wherever the wind took him.”
  

• d) “Although they’re just toddlers, the twins seem very intelligent.”