Adverb Phrases and Clauses

Adverbial Clauses

English 9A | Ivy Global School | Huong M. Phung

Open Ended

List 5 adverbs that you know.

Multiple Select

What are the roles of the adverbs in a sentence?

• modify a noun

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Multiple Choice

What role is the adverb playing in the following sentence?

She is extremely beautiful.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What role is the adverb playing in the following sentence?

He ran fast.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What role is the adverb "incredibly" playing in the following sentence?

He finished the race incredibly fast.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

• none of the above

Definition

Adverbial clauses are

• dependent clauses that

• play the roles of the adverbs in a sentence: modifying a verb/modifying an adjective/modifying an adverb

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Multiple Choice

Which role is the adverbial clause playing in the following sentence?

Julia left the bicycle where she found it.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Multiple Choice

Which role is the adverbial clause playing in the following sentence?

Jan’s appointment with the dentist is later in the day than Debbie’s appointment is scheduled.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Multiple Choice

Which role is the adverbial clause playing in the following sentence?

Jeanette is taller than any other girl who plays on the basketball team.

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Adverbial clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction

after, although, as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

Every morning, Greg watched the news while he drank his coffee.

Which role is the adverbial clause playing in this sentence?

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth became nervous when it was her turn to speak to the crowd. 

Which role is the adverbial clause playing in this sentence?

• modify a verb

• modify an adjective

• modify an adverb

Multiple Choice

I have to decide which classes to take next semester. 

This sentence contains a(n)...

• noun clause

• adverbial clause

Multiple Choice

The substitute teacher gave all the students who took the test a perfect score.

This sentence contains a(n)...

• noun clause

• adverbial clause

Multiple Choice

Georgia wrote quickly because the test was timed.

This sentence contains a(n)...

• noun clause

• adverbial clause