Types
of Adverb Clauses
Directions:
Study the following use of adverb clauses and fill in the blanks with
appropriate adverb clause connectors.
| 1.
Telling Time |
before,
after, as soon as, since |
________
John got married, he decided to move to London permanently. |
| 2.
Telling Reason |
because,
as, since |
________ John was reassigned to the South East Asia, he was worried
about his family in London. |
| 3.Telling
Contrast |
even
though, although, though |
John
decided to decline the attractive offer __________ he had long dreamed
of being a political correspondent for Time. |
| 4.
Telling how |
as,
as if, as though |
John
made his decision _____ a man who put his family before his career
would do. |
| 5.
Telling Condition |
if,
unless |
_________
John had covered education news before, he would have a problem landing
a new position at the local newspaper. |
| 6.
Telling Purpose |
in
order that, so that |
John
also took computer class in the evening ___________ he could get an
extra job as a computer programmer. |
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