Adverb Clauses

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Adverb Clauses

Lot of times we like to show the relashionships between ideas, and do it in the same sentence.

Well, here are three simple sentences:

Tom sat down.
He turned on the light.
He wanted to read.

Now, we can guess the relationships between those ideas, but we can communucate a whole lot more clearly if we can actually say what the relationships are:

After Tom sat down, he turned on the light because he wanted to read.

Oh, it's important to be able to communicate the relashionship of one idea to another.

Do you remember Time Clause? Her full name is Adverb Clause of Time. Adverb Clause of Time is the one who begins with words like when, while, or after, and before. The following sentence sound familiar:

When the phone rang, the baby woke up.

But, you know, there are other kinds of Adverb Clauses... clauses that begin with words like because, or even though, if; words that show cause and effect, or maybe contrast ideas, or express conditions.

Bur for starters, I think I'd like to do a little refresher on form. Adverb Clauses are flexible. Adverb Clauses move around. Adverb Clauses can come at the beginning of a sentence or at the end, usually without much difference.

When adjective clauses come first, you need to stick in a comma.
But you don't need a comma when adjective clauses come after the main clause.

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