Get Handout 1: Adverbial Clauses Of Time

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Adverb Clauses with Time He was talking on the phone when I arrived. When she called, he had already eaten lunch. I washed the dishes when my daughter fell asleep. We'll go to lunch when you come to visit.

Adverbial clauses are dependent clauses that modify the main verb. Adverbial clauses always start with a subordinating conjunction and must connect to an independent clause to make sense and create a complete sentence. Adverbial clauses answer one of four questions: where, when, how, and why.

Time: Adverbial clauses addressing time often contain the words “until,” “before,” “after,” “as long as,” and “while” answer when something happens. For example, “They hiked before they ate dinner.”

Adverb Clauses List Even when I'm sick. When you have finished working. Whenever you like. Wherever we prefer. Since I returned from vacation. As she was not there. Since you always do well. Before entering high school.

Adverbial clauses of time communicate when the action in a sentence takes place: Before she got home, she called and ordered a pizza.

An adverbial clause is dependent clause introduced by an adverbial subordinator. Because she had an appointment, she left work right at 5:00. • Adverbial clauses contain their own subject and verb, which are not the main subject or main verb. Stay away from the water if you can't swim.