EF 3/4 Adverb clauses

9. where Nolan was going - subordinate

Where was Nolan going?

She doesn't know where Nolan was going. noun clause


11 MOST USEFUL WORDS FOR adverb clauses
after
before
if
since
until
when
while
though, even though, although
because
than
as...as

after - time
You go home after class. SIMPLE
You go home after S V class. COMPLEX
You go home after the class is finished. COMPLEX
You go home after we finish class. COMPLEX

After we finish class, you go home.

Do you go home after class?


before - time
The kids do their homework before they go to bed. COMPLEX - adverb clause

Before the kids go to bed, they do their homework.

The kids do their homework before supper. SIMPLE

if - maybe yes, maybe no, depends
Let's have a picnic if the weather is nice.
Let's have a picnic if it stops raining.

If the weather is nice, let's have a picnic.

since - time, reason
Jen has lived in Vancouver since 2014. SIMPLE
Jen has lived in Vancouver since she moved here in 2014. COMPLEX

Jen moved to Vancouver since/because her sister also lives here. why

until - up to a time
We will wait until you get home.
Sarah will keep studying English until she finishes her education.

when/ while - time
when - 

while - at the same time
I like to eat while I am watching TV.
Joe has a nap while his wife is cleaning the house.
Our kids are in school while we are also in school.

when- set time
Call me when you get home.
When Josephine came to Canada, she was on her own.

though/ even though/ although
I love my family even though sometimes they are a pain in the ass neck.

Even though sometimes my family are a pain in the neck, I still love them.


even though/ though/ although

Let's go to the park even though it's sprinkling.
Let's go to the park although it's sprinkling.

because
Jeff got a big promotion at work because he is the boss' son.

Joe's son
BOTH OK, YOUR CHOICE
Jess' son
Jess's son
' apostrophe

cause - talking, but not for writing
cuz - XXX
bc - XXX
b/c - XXX

LOL laugh out loud
FOTF fall on the floor
LMAO laugh my ass off

ASAP as soon as possible
RSVP respondez sil vous plait (fr)
sil vous plait - please
merci beaucoup - thank you very much
bonjour bon-good jour-day - hello
au revoir - goodbye
bon soir - good evening
soiree - party

Je m'appelle NAME.

than - compare two things

Crystal is taller than her mother (is).
This phone is cheaper than this one (is).
Vancouver is more expensive than Calgary for housing.

"comparative adjective" than
older than
taller than
smaller than
colder than
warmer than
healthier than
more beautiful than
more expensive than


house - one house
housing - the whole idea of living places

household- the place you live that you own

class
education

as...as
as "adjective" as
Sarah is as tall as her mother.
Calgary is almost as expensive as Vancouver.
The prices in that supermarket are as low as the prices in Costco.