Wednesday, 26 July 2017

EF2/3 More adverb clauses

SENTENCE TYPES
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

complex- adverb clauses, adjective clauses, noun clauses

adverb clauses
because if when

TIME-
when
I drink coffee when I'm tired.
When I'm tired, I drink coffee.

while
She was making supper while he was watching TV.

until
She will work until the project is finished.
I will practice piano until I can play the song.
He will save money until he has enough to buy a new bicycle.

whenever
Whenever the mailman comes, the dog barks.
When the mailman comes, the dog barks.

until till- casual, spoken

because cause- casual, spoken

after
The kids go to bed after 7 o'clock.
The kids go to bed after S V. ADV CLAUSE
The kids go to bed after they brush their teeth.

before
(You) Call me before you leave.

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE- command
Come in. Sit down. Relax.

COMPARISON
than
Fatah is taller than Sarb (is).
Vancouver is (adj) cooler than Tehran (is).

adjectives- comparative

ADJECTIVES
simple- cool
comparative- cooler
superlative- coolest

than (comparative adjectives)
The little girl is faster than her brother.
"than her brother'- adv cl "than her brother is"

Housing in Vancouver is much more expensive than Istanbul.

as... as
Fatah is as tall as her mother.
Is housing in Vancouver as expensive as Toronto?
The dog is as much a part of the family as the kids.
Your new guitar sounds as good as his (does).

My phone looks like John's phone.
Sarah looks like her mother.
Sarah looks like the same as her mother.

TIME
as soon as - exactly when

Call me when you get home.
Call me as soon as you get home.

as soon as possible
as soon as you can
as soon as it is ready
Tell me when your vacation is as soon as you know.

Can you come to work early tomorrow? Come as early as you can.
as adj as

MOST IMPORTANT because, if , when
than, before, after


REASON
because since
She is wearing a sunhat since it's very sunny today.
She is wearing a sunhat because it's very sunny today.

CONDITION
if
Let's go see Planet of the Apes if you're free. 
If you're free, let's go see Planet of the Apes.

I'm going to see Planet of the Apes if/whether you're free or not.

although/ even though/ though


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