Adverb clauses: manner. time. place.
Adverbs are words that tell more about verbs.
Adverbs of manner tell how an action was done; adverbs of time tell When an action was done; adverbs of place tell Where an action was done.
Manner
John did that work as it should be done.
The man ran as if wolves were chasing him.
Answer the questions as you have been taught.
He fought as a brave man should fight.
Time
The thief ran away, when he saw the policeman.
When I have finished my work, I shall go out to play.
The tooth stopped aching, when the dentist came in.
A cold wind sprang up ,just as the sun was setting.
She decided to wait, until the train arrived.
Place
Mary put the meat, where the cat couldn't reach it.
The sailors went, where they expected to find the treasure.
Where there are flowers, you will generally find bees.
Wherever Fred goes, Jock is sure to go.
Noun Clauses
Clauses are doing the work of a noun called Noun Clauses.(subject or object)
Fred dreamed a dream.= Fred dreamed that he was travelling to the moon.
I know arithmetic.= I know that two and two make four.
Mary said a few words.= Mary said that she was wearing a new dress.
Your work seems very difficult.= What you are doing seems very difficult.
The prisoner's escape is a complete mystery.= How the prisoner escaped is a complete mystery.
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