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
The adverb so, modified by the adverb clause that the mercury froze, answers the question, Cold to what degree?
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
No grammarian, we think, would class each of these three italicized clauses as an adverb clause of 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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