ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
An other way of forming up complex sentences is by means of adverbial clauses.An adverb clause is a dependent clause and is used as an adverb.An adverb clause always introduce a subordinate clause. The adverbial clauses generally precede the subject of the sentence but may also be located in the middle of a clause it is related to. The best way to understand the nature of a clause is to take a look at what the clause is doing. The chief types of adverbial clause are those of manner,place,time,reason(cause),purpose, result,concession,comparison,condition and so on……..
1) Adverbs of manner in adverbial clauses
It shows how an action is done. The chief types of manner adverbs are as ,as if and as though
As: The evening was delightful as breakfast had been.
I did the work as it has to be done.
You must do it as I said.
As some of you will know, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a country boy.
Time is Money as everybody knows.
As if
I felt as if I were dying of stomachache.
She looks as if she has seen a ghost.
He pretends as if he is the cleverest boy in class.
He looked at me as if I were insane.
It looked as if someone had furnished an apartment at my expense.
As though
It looks as though it is going to snow.
The president was looking at me as though he knew me.
2) Adverbs of place in adverbial clauses.
Where gives some information about the place where something occur.
I tried to remember where my lost eraser would be.
Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.
I went to the place where I had left my wallet.
That is the village where I was born.
Will you please tell me where shall I leave my forwarding address
wherever
I will follow you wherever you go.
I will always remember you wherever I go.
I can meet wherever it is convenient for you.
3) Adverbs of time in adverbial clause
When,whenever,why,since,before,after,until,then,till,as soosn as, As,
When it rains , I usually g o to school.
I used to play the guitar when I was at high school.
I had a dog named Big when I was a kid.
Whenever Whenever the bus stopped I only bought a little food
He fills in an application form whenever he applies for a job.
Most of us avoid change whenever it is possible.
Whenever I decide to do something, I can never make it come true.
While joins two or more events happening at the same time.
I passed by his shop while I was going to school.
Did you worry about me while I was away.
I hate people standing over me while I’m eating my dinner.
While I was sitting on the bus on my way to school, my coat got caught in the door of the bus.
Since ,just like ever since, links a definite time or event with a subsequent event or action
Since he was elected,the president has become very popular.
I have been worried since I lost my job.
I have never been happy since you left me.
He has been asking me favors since I knew him.
Since she got divorced, she has never fallen in love again.
Before introduces the second of two actions
Before I eat dinner, I read the newspaper for a while.
Before I went to school, my father taught me how to read and write.
I have to cash a cheque before I can leave.
Did you glanced at the application form before you signed it?
My father used to live in Trakya before he was married.
After introduces the first action of two actions
After the play was over,we wanted to get something to eat.
My car looked new after I had finished waxing it.
Until =till is used when we talk about a continuing situation or state that will stop at a certain moment in the future.
It implies a time on which the action of the main sentence is dependent.
I will not visit you untill I hear from you again.
I will look for a job till I find one.
I put off going to the dentist untill I really had a bad toothache
Then indicates one action succeeding or resulting from another.
You can wash the car,then you can g o to the theatre.
I studied English, then I found a good job.
As soon as You can be a doctor as soon as you complete your training
As soon as I plugged in the TV set , all of the lights went out in the house.
As soon as I sat down in the seat of the bus,I remembered that I didn’t lock the door
As soon as he went to get water, I went out of the house as fast as I could.
As
A thief was arrested as he was leaving the shop.
I dropped the letter in the mailboxas I went to work.
