Thursday, 19 September 2019

Wriiting567 adverb clauses

Sentences types:
SIMPLE

COMPOUND
, SOBA
;
; TRANS,

COMPLEX
-adverb clauses
because
The game is cancelled because it is raining.
adverb clause
Because it is raining, the game is cancelled .

Joe feels tired because he was working late.
Because Joe was working late, he feels tired.

when
Call me when you get home.
When you get home, call me.

if
Let's grab a coffee if you have time.
If you have time, let's grab a coffee.


after before

until
I will wait until you finish work.

whenever
Whenever my friend visits Vancouver, we go for sushi.

while
Sarah was watching a movie while her husband was washing the dishes.
While Sarah's husband was washing the dishes, she was watching a movie.

although/ even though/ though
We are going to the beach today even though it is raining.
Even though it is raining, we are going to the beach today.

since - time, reason
Sarah is going to be late for school since/because/as she missed the bus.
We have been working here since we moved to Canada in 2014.
ever since - time, sounds like a long time
We have been working here since we moved to Canada in 2001.
I have been waiting to become a Canadian citizen since 2016.
I have been waiting to become a Canadian citizen ever since I first applied in 1998.

than - compare two thing
Your English is better than it was two years ago.
then
She is taller than her sister is.

as ... as - compare two things, the same
as ADJECTIVE as
as tall as, as small as, as hot as, as expensive as
Your English is the same as it was two years ago.
She is as tall as her sister is.

as/just as
The phone rang as I opened the door.
The phone rang just as I opened the door.





-adjective clauses

-noun clauses


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