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Adverb clauses are sentence parts that tell more about the rest of the sentence in which they appear. They usually tell

Most begin with the words after, if, because, although, when, as, before, until, for, or since (subordinators). They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers. Examples are boldfaced, with the subordinator in italics.. After he got himself under control, he apologized

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Adverb clauses are sentence parts that tell more about the rest of the sentence in which they appear. They usually tell

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    1. Adverb clauses are sentence parts that tell more about the rest of the sentence in which they appear. They usually tell why, how, when, or under what condition something was done.

    2. Most begin with the words after, if, because, although, when, as, before, until, for, or since (subordinators). They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers. Examples are boldfaced, with the subordinator in italics.

    3. After he got himself under control, he apologized. (Tells when he apologized.) Stephen King, “The Mouse on the Mile.”

    4. The truck drivers, when they heard that Maxie Hammerman had been released, were furious. (Tells when the drivers were furious.) Jean Merrill, The Pushcart War

    5. A pile of silver coins grew at the door flap when a baby died, because a baby must be well buried, since it has had nothing else of life. (Contains three closers. The first adverb clause tells when people give money to the parents of a baby who has died; the next two tell why.)

    6. John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

    7. Unscrambling

    8. and rubbed his swollen ankle b. finally c. while he gained his breath d. removed one boot e. he huddled by a fallen log

    9. Alexander Key, The Forgotten Door Finally he huddled by a fallen log, removed one boot, and rubbed his swollen ankle while he gained his breath.

    10. and listened to the fire crack b. while he put the food in his mouth and chewed thoughtfully c. when the sun set d. and cooked a small supper e. he crouched by the path

    11. Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles

    12. When the sun set, he crouched by the path and cooked a small supper and listened to the fire crack while he put food in his mouth and chewed thoughtfully.

    13. Imitating

    14. Model: As she approached the top of the ridge, she came to a game trail, a wide muddy track through the jungle. Michael Crichton, The Lost World

    15. the best left hand in professional basketball b. he slam-dunked with his left hand c. after he jumped toward the edge of the rim

    16. After he jumped toward the edge of the rim, he slam-dunked with his left hand, the best left hand in professional basketball.

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