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
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
The adverb clause, introduced by for, does not assign the cause of the raining, but the cause of our believing that it has rained; it gives the +Evidence+ of what is asserted.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
The adverb clause, introduced by if, assigns what, if it occurs, will be the cause of the ground's being wet, but, as here expressed, is only a +Condition+ ready to become a cause.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
The adverb clause, introduced by although, expresses a +Concession+.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
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