Adverbial Phrases and Clauses

What does the adverb clause modify? 
You may sit wherever you wish. 

• You
• may sit

What does the adverb clause modify? 
When winter sets in, many animals hibernate in warm places. 

• hibernate
• animals
• warm places
• many animals

Identify the adverb clause (subordinate clause). 
When winter sets in, many animals hibernate in warm places. 

• animals hibernate
• When winter
• in warm places
• When winter sets in

Identify the adverb clause (subordinate clause).
Jessica and Anna look as though they have some exciting news for us. 

• they have some exciting news
• for us
• as though they have some exciting news for us
• look as though

Identify the adverb clause (subordinate clause).
Usually, Gabe can type faster than I can. 

• Usually
• faster than I can
• Gabe can type
• than I can

Adverb clauses modify _______, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• nouns
• pronouns
• verbs
• prepositions 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the adverb clause:
Because I love dessert, I went to Ella's after school.

• Because I love dessert
• I went to Ella's after school
• after school

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the adverb clause: 
The children made balls out of materials such as wood and tree roots before they started playing.

• The children made balls out of materials
• before they started playing
• such as wood and tree roots
• out of materials

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the adverb clause:
While some children played catch with pine cones, others had cone throwing contests in the summer.

• While some children played catch with pine cones
• others had cone throwing contests
• in the summer

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:

I parked the car near the bridge.

• parked the car

• the car near the bridge

• near

• near the bridge

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C