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7 Adverb Clauses
7 Adverb Clauses
Dance Lessons
Focus on Grammar 5
Part VII, Unit 18
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Yes,
Yes, you
you can
can dance!
dance!
We will teach you all the slick moves of tango and many other
dances. When you start dancing, your life will change forever!
Adverb
Adverb Clauses
Clauses 11
Adverb clauses are dependent clauses. They answer
the questions how, when, where, or why.
Examples
because only if
although while
if when
Adverb
Adverb Clauses
Clauses 33
A comma is necessary only if an adverb clause precedes a
main clause. Adverb clauses may precede or follow a main
clause.
Future
II plan
plan to
to take
take dance
dance lessons.
lessons because I want to
Example: have more fun in my life. because
I want to have more fun in my life.
Because I want to have more fun in my life , I plan
to take dance lessons.
He will
1. He getsbe a happier
more person
enjoyment outif of
hehis
gets morelife.
social enjoyment out
if
of his social life.
He will be a happier person.
If he gets more enjoyment out of his social life , he will be
a happier person.
Even if
means We’ll have fun at the party even if we
that the
condition don’t get to dance.
doesn’t
matter; We’ll have fun at the party only if we
the result get to dance.
will be
the same Only if means that only one
condition will produce the result.
Adverb
Adverb Clauses
Clauses of
of Contrast
Contrast
Adverb clauses of contrast point out two opposing ideas.
Subordinating conjunctions include: although, even if,
even though, though, whereas, while.
class.
Example: She is taking a dance class because
She wants to
she wants to meet
meet new
new friends.
friends.
since
1. Unless
He takesheballroom dance every
takes ballroom dancesemester.
every once
He isn’t a, happy
semester he isn’tperson.
a happy person. unless
2. IfYou
youinclude
includewarm-up exercises, dancing
warm-upexercises. because
Dancing
won’t hurtwon’t
you. hurt you. even
though
I began
3. Since dancing
I began last year, I feel
last year.
dancing
I feel happier and healthier. if
happier and healthier.
4. Dance
Dance will
will help
help you
you to
to be healthier., even though most
be healthier
Most people
people associate
associate dancedance onlyloud
only with withparties.
loud parties.
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