Adverb Phrases and Clauses

Adverb Clauses

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What is an adverb?

Adverbs

• words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

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What is an adverb clause?

Adverb Clauses

• DEPENDENT clauses that modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs

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What do adverb clauses always start with?

Subordinating Conjunctions

• Adverb clauses always start with a subordinating conjunction

• AWUBIS

AWUBIS

• A: after, although, as, as if, as long as

• W: while, which, when, where, whether

• U: until, unless

• B: because, before

• I: if, if only, in order that

• S: since, so, so that

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What is one question that adverb clauses answer?

Examples of Adverb Clause

• You can use my bike when you return my scooter.

• Unless she gets her bottle, the baby will be very unhappy.

• Because you appologized to me, I can trust you again

• We will leave the party after they serve the cake.

Commas

• When the sentence starts with an adverb phrase, you must put a comma after it. (like in this sentence)

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Identify the adverb clause:

A storm is forcasted, so I will cancel the picnic.

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Identify the adverb clause:

Erin is staying home from school today because she has the flu.

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Identify the adverb clause:

Until his grades improve, Tommy cannot play on the basketball team.

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Identify the adverb clause:

Before your friends come over, you need to clean your room.

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Identify the adverb clause:

You can have cake if you eat your vegetables.

Differences Between Adverb and Adjective Clauses

• Adverb clauses modify a verb, adjective, or adverb while adjective clauses modify a noun.

• Adverb clauses start with a subordinating conjunction (AWUBIS) while adjective clauses start with relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, that, which) and relative adverbs (when, where, why)

Adverb vs. Adjective Clauses

• Adverb: You watch a movie after you brush your teeth. (This is answering the question of when you can watch- which is a verb)

• Adjective: The student, who was late to class, received a tardy slip. (This is describing the student, which is a noun)

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined portion of the following sentence an adjective or adverb clause?

The store where we bought the gift is closing.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined portion of the following sentence an adjective or adverb clause?

I know a girl whose dad went to space.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined portion of the following sentence an adjective or adverb clause?

After we go to the store, we can get ice cream.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined portion of the following sentence an adjective or adverb clause?

We did not go outside today because it is raining.

• adjective

• adverb