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Use adverb TIME and CAUSE connectors correctly

SKILL 7:. Use adverb TIME and CAUSE connectors correctly. Karina Parada Castañeda. What Are Adverbs. By definition , adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb , another adverb , and adjective a phrase or a clause . . Types of Adverbs.

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Use adverb TIME and CAUSE connectors correctly

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  1. SKILL 7: Use adverb TIME and CAUSE connectorscorrectly Karina Parada Castañeda

  2. What Are Adverbs • Bydefinition, adverbis a part of speechthatmodifies a verb, anotheradverb, and adjective a phraseor a clause.

  3. Types of Adverbs • Adverbs are classified as following: • Adverbs of Time • Adverbs of Frequency • Adverbs of Place • Adverbs of Manner • Adverbs of Purpose • ConnectingAdverbs • NegativeAdverbs

  4. Adverbsof Time Adverbsof time, generallyanswerthequestions 'when', 'howlong' etc. Wordslikeagain, early, late, now, sometime, then, today, tomorrow, tonight, yesterday etc. are used as Adverbs of Time. Have a look at theexamplesgivenbelow: • I methimyesterday. • Theyhavealreadyleft. • I'vebeenworkingheresince 2005. • Nowitis time toleave.

  5. Adverbs of Time • After • As • As long as • As soon as • Before • Bythe time • Once • Until • When • Whenever • While

  6. Adverbsof Frequency • Adverbs of frequencyexplain 'howoften' somethinghappensorthefrequency of anevent. They are usually placed beforethemainverb. Wordslikealways, ever, frequently, generally, never, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually etc. denote adverbs of frequency. Have a look at theseexamples. • I haveseenhimonlyonce. • He calledagainthismorning. • Theysometimesspendthewhole of Saturdayfishing. • Kate visitsherfrequently.

  7. Cause(s) • As • Because • Inasmuch as • Nowthat • since • “I couldn´tfind a jobbecasue of the crisis.” • “Wecouldn´tsleepduetothenoise.”

  8. Cause(s) • “As he´squitelazy, de doesn´tlikehardwork” • “Sinceitwasclosed, wecouldn´tbuytheflowers.” • “Wewerenervoussowecouldn´teatanything.”

  9. Sentenceswithadverbclauses • 2 basicpatterns:

  10. Identifyingparts of a speech • Whentheconnector comes at thebeginning of thesentence, a commaisrequired. ADVERB CLAUSE

  11. Example __________ was late, I missedtheappointment. • I • Because • Thetrain • Since he S2 V2 V1 Weneedsubject 1 and connector

  12. Example Sincethebankcloses in lessthananhour, thedepositsneedto be talliedimmediately. Isthesentencecorrect? Yes! Itiscorrect

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