Adverbial Clauses and Adjective Clauses

Adverbial Clauses  Dependent clauses that modify verbs and verb phrases. Adverbial clauses Answer questions about the verb phrase that relate to time, location, purpose, and condition.  Ask yourself: "why?", "when?", "where?", "to what degree?", or "under what conditions?“  If you can answer those questions, it is an adverbial clause!!

Adverbial Clauses  Adverbial Clauses can be moved in a sentence.  The hostess wouldn't seat us because the restaurant was closed.  Because the restaurant was closed, the hostess wouldn't seat us.  Whenever the kids are quiet, we will leave.  We will leave whenever the kids are quiet.  When an adverbial clause precedes the sentence's independent clause, it is always separated with a comma.

Your Turn What is the Adverbial Clause?  Whether you like it or not, you have to go to bed now.  She likes the red car more than her husband does.  Because Sally was talking loudly, she didn’t hear the instructions.  In order to have six-pack abs, he works out at the gym.  He remembered to bring a jacket since Mrs. Harper’s room is always freezing.

Adjective Clauses  Dependent clauses that modify nouns or pronouns. Adjective clauses clarify the noun or noun phrase by answering questions about "which?" or "what type of?“  Ask yourself “Which” or “What type of”  If you can answer those questions, then is an adjective Clause!!

Adjective Clauses  Can Not be moved in a sentence  The guitar, which was the one Elvis used to own, was found at a garage sale.  Jeremy, who won the lottery, now lives in Malibu  Mrs. Harper, who lives in a small town, is excited about visiting the big city.

Your Turn What is the Adjective Clause?  Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy.  The people whose names are on the list will go to camp.  Grandpa remembers the old days when there was no television.  Fruit that is grown organically is expensive.  Students who are intelligent get good grades.