Chap' 26 Adverbial Clauses

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Chap. 26 Adverbial Clauses

• Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

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Function of Adverbial Clauses

• Time
• Place
• Reason
• Result
• Purpose
• Contrast

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Position Punctuation

• Adverbial clause, Independent clause.
• Independent clause Adverbial clause.
• E.g.
• After I finish my homework, I usually watch TV
  for a while.
• I usually watch TV for a while after I finish
  my homework.

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Fragments

• Adverbial clause cannot stand alone.
• Because I thought that was right. (x)

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Clauses of time

• when
• after
• while
• before
• since
• as soon as
• once
• until
• whenever
• by the time (that)

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Clauses of place

• where
• He wants to live where he can practice the cello.

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Clauses of reason

• because
• since
• now that
• as long as
• because vs. because of

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Exercise 2 (p. 288)

• Oral response

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Clauses of result and purpose

• Result
• sothat suchthat
• He was so talented that he fixed the piano.
• He was such a talent that he fixed the piano.
• Purpose
• so that in order that
• He worked quickly so (in order) that he would
  finish on time.

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Exercise 4 (p. 291)

• Oral response (1-5).

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Clauses of contrast

• though
• although
• even though
• while
• in spite of the fact that

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Reduced adverbial clauses

• When an adverbial clause has the same subject as
  the independent clause, it can be reduced to a
  phrase with ing or with an infinitive.
• After I had waited an hour, I left.
• After waiting an hour, I left.

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Reduced adverbial clauses

• Because he needed a pin, he took the key from
  its hiding place.
• Needing a pin, he took the key from its hiding
  place.
• He rented a car so that he could get to Boston
  more quickly
• He rented a car to get to Boston more quickly.

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Exercise 6 (p. 294)

• Oral response

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Assignment

• Read Chapter 7
• Journal 2 due next Friday