8:30 7/10 adverb clauses

Sentences with adverb clauses are complex.

because when if

SV  because SV.
Joe is late because the bus is late.

when/ while
Sarah was cooking supper when Michelle came home.
Sarah was cooking supper while Michelle was watching a movie. COMPLEX

Sarah was cooking supper; meanwhile, Michelle was watching a movie. COMPOUND

until

I will wait until you finish your work. COMPLEX

if/even if

A                                           B

She will come to your party if you invite her.

A will happen if B happens.

A                                              B

She won't come to your party even if you invite her.

A will happen. B does not affect A.

We will go to the beach even if it is raining.

We will go to the beach if it is sunny.

if only - dreaming, imagining, not going to happen, fantasy

I would buy a house if only I won the lottery.

I would play in the NBA if only I were 2 metres tall.

If only she would believe in herself, she would be happier.

more nuanced - specific, deeper, express your real feelings, thoughts

provided that - 'if' serious things, important things

Let's get some ice cream if you want.

Michelle can go to UBC provided that/if she has good marks. provided that - sounds important, sounds weighty

I will rent your house provided that/ if you lower the rent.

though (a bit more casual) /even though/although

Michelle went to the gym this morning even though it was raining.

I drink green tea though it hurts my stomach.

I drink green tea even though it hurts my stomach.

I drink green tea although it hurts my stomach.

I drink green tea; it hurts my stomach, though. COMPOUND

as if 

"As if!" teenager slang "No way!"

She spends money as if she were a millionaire.

were - subjunctive mood, fantasy, imagination

He was talking to her as if he knew her.

You stay out until 2 am as if you don't have school tomorrow.

I feel as if I am getting sick.

He drives his car as if he were racing Formula 1.

My dog runs around as if the devil were chasing him.

He looks happy as if he got a high score.

Don't look at me as if you don't know what I'm talking about.

so...that ... ellipsis, an ellipsis

so ADJ that

It was so foggy this morning that I couldn't see.

I am so tired that I fell asleep on the bus. COMPLEX

I was tired, so I fell asleep on the bus. COMPOUND

The math was so hard that she quit the class. NO COMMAS

quit quit

walk walked

read read

ever since - feels like along time

She has lived in Vancouver ever since she moved here in 1983.

We have been best friends ever since we were in Kindergarten.