adverbial clauses

You have to encourage your students to practice adverbial clauses ___ they can perform well in the exam.

• whenever

• since

• although

• so that

Don't touch the paint before it has dried.

Don't touch the paint because bubbles may form.

The two adverbial types are respectively:

• contrast and time

• reason and purpose

• time and reason

• purpose and contrast

We stopped playing football …………….…. the heavy rainfall.

• although

• despite

• due to

• because

_______ Jill and June are twins, they do not look alike.

• Even though

• Because

• Despite

• In spite of

___ it was an illusion, I felt as if it was real.

• Before

• So

• Because

• Though

___ she got injured few days before the championship, her performance was outstanding.

• Even though

• Because

• Until

• So that

Though the test was very difficult, we all passed.

I am going early so that I don't have to stand in a queue. The two types are, respectively:

• contrast and reason

• time and contrast

• contrast and purpose

• reason and time

Mr Jones bought a second car ... his son could learn to drive.

• so that

• because

• in order to

• on account of

While ... a meal for his guests, Mrs Grant got rather worried about some unusual mushrooms a friend had sent her from the country.

• prepare

• prepared

• she prepare

• preparing

... his phone number, I wasn't able to ring him.

• Knowing

• Not knowing

• Because not knowing

• Known