SUBORDINATOR (Adverbial Clauses)

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SUBORDINATOR

Adverbial Clauses

An adverbial clause is dependent clause used as an adverb ; it, therefore, can, modify, adverb, an adjective, a verbal, another adverb, or sentence.

Jhon when home early.
Jhon when home as soon as he could.

a.      Subordinating words in adverbial clauses

A suborninate conjuntion introduces the adverbial clause and connects it with a word in the main clause. The following are frequently used suborniante conjuntions :

after	Even if	Since	Until
athough	Even though	So that	whatever
as	For fear that	So . . . . that	When
As if	if	Such . . . that/. . . such that	Whenever
As/ so long as	In order that	Supposing (that)	Where
As soon as	No matter if	Than	whereever
Because	On condition that	though	whether
before	Provided (that)	unless	while

The following are examples of adverbiaal clauses arranged according to the meaning of the subordinate conjuntion.

1.      Time : when, whenever,while, since, after, before, until, as

-          Abraham Lincon maintained great insterest in legal studies when he was president.

-          He read law books whenever he had the chance.

-          Tina had wanted to be a lawyer since he was a young girls

-          Tomi even read while/as he condted cabinet meeting

***notice that when clauses indicated a specific point in thime, whereas while clauses give the limits of time within which another, simultaneous action take a place. Also note that when future tense verb is used in mainclause of a sentence containing a surbodinate time caluse, the verb in the time clause is ussually in the simple present form.

2.      Place : where, wherever

-          I have always lived where I was born.

-          We will meet wherever the commite decides.

3.      Manner : as, as if

-          I’ll do as I have been instructed

-          Wahyu acted as he owned the place

4.      Comparison: as, than

-          I don’t swim as well as he does.

-          However, I swim better than she does

5.      Reason , cause, purpose : as, because, so that, in order that, for fera that, since.

-          As/since you already studied thet chapter, it’ll not be necessary to read it again.

-          I read that chapter in order that I might be prepared to take teh examination.

-          I will study the chapter so that I can pass the examination.

-          I studied the chapter so that I could pass the examination

6.      Result : so. . . that such . . . that / . . . such that

-          The book was so interesting that  I read it in one eveing.

-          It  was such an interesting book that  I read it in one evening
*interesting as an adjective
*an interesting as a noun

7.      Condition : if, whether, unless, provided (that), on condition that, as/so long as, supposing(that)

-          He will sign the contract if it is satisfactory

-          He will sign the contract as long as his wife has no objection.

-          He would sign the contract if it were satisfactory

8.      Contraist , concession : although, though, even though, no matter if, while, ew=ven if, whereever, whenever, whatever, as much as, whereas.

-   Altough I had a slight handicap, I was an ambitious student.

-  My grades were always excellent, even though I was often absent

-  Whenever I spoke, they always listened patiently

a.      Punctuating Adverbial Clauses

Clauses introducing sentence are followed by a comma.

Although  you may not agree, I must make my report today.

If Lincon had not been interested in legal studies, he might never have become president.

Clauses interruptingsentence are set off  by two commas.

Once, as I was strolling downtown, I saw the president go by.

Please remember, if you can, to meet me tomorrow at nine.

Clause following main clause are governed by the following rules :

1.      If  the clause is necesarry to the meaning of the sentence, no comma is used.

-          He studied hard because he wanted to become a doctor.

-          He cannot go unless he finds enough money for ticket

2.      If  the clauseis unnecesarry, included as additional information, a comma is used. These subordinate conjuntion are usually preceded by commas : altough, even though, though, even if, no matter if, as (causal), since (causal), whereas, while (contrast).

-          I was tired, although i had a good  night’s sleep.

-          I am always tired, even if I have a good night’s sleep.

-          He is never tired, while I always am.

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-          Posted by : Rianda Rita Ayu