ADVANCED LESSON PART 1: How to Reduce the Adverb Clause

The video tutorial explains how to reduce adverb clauses, focusing on types that can be reduced, such as clauses of concession, reason, and time. It discusses the importance of maintaining the original meaning and provides guidance on reducing clauses in active and passive voices using participles. The tutorial includes examples to illustrate the process and offers various options for reduction, emphasizing conciseness and clarity.

What is the main reason for not reducing all types of adverb clauses?

• It is too complex for beginners.

• It can change the original meaning.

• It is grammatically incorrect.

• It makes sentences longer.

Which type of adverb clause is commonly reduced and often begins with 'though' or 'although'?

• Clauses of manner

• Clauses of concession

• Clauses of reason

• Clauses of time

When reducing an adverb clause in the active voice, which form of the verb is typically used?

• Past participle

• Present participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

In the sentence 'Though we expected to lose, we won the game,' what is the reduced form?

• We expected to lose, we won the game.

• Though we lose, we won the game.

• Having expected to lose, we won the game.

• Expecting to lose, we won the game.

Which auxiliary verb is used in the perfect aspect when reducing adverb clauses?

• Being

• Going

• Doing

• Having

What is the most concise reduction for 'After Ashley finished washing the dishes, she helped her dad mow the lawn'?

• After finishing the dishes, Ashley helped her dad mow the lawn.

• Finishing the dishes, Ashley helped her dad mow the lawn.

• Having finished the dishes, Ashley helped her dad mow the lawn.

• Upon finishing the dishes, Ashley helped her dad mow the lawn.

In the example 'While Oscar was writing his thesis, he had many sleepless nights,' what is the reduced form?

• Oscar writing his thesis, he had many sleepless nights.

• While writing his thesis, Oscar had many sleepless nights.

• Oscar was writing his thesis, he had many sleepless nights.

• Writing his thesis, Oscar had many sleepless nights.