adverb clause
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When, however, is an adverb referring to time, and in this sentence, it begins an adverb clause.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
An adverb clause may be contracted into a participle or a participle phrase.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
Expand each of the following phrases into an adverb clause, and fit this clause into a sentence of your own building.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
The adverb clause, introduced by that, assigns the cause or the motive or the +Purpose+ of his exercising.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
The pupil's knowledge of the functions of the adverb is reviewed when he learns the adverb phrase and adverb clause, and is still further illuminated when he comes to study the adverbial objective.
From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education
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