10 examples of adverbial clause
Adverbial clause provides more information about verb, adjective and other adverbs just like adverbs. As the name suggests, an adverbial clause functions exact like an adverb. Students can identify adverbial clause by asking questions to verb with how, where, when, how and how often. Adverbial clause is actually a dependent clause which acts as adverb within main clause. Any clause which functions as an adverb can be adverbial clause. Adverbial clause is used to give answers on how, why, where, when and how frequently an action takes place. In some cases, it also adds extra information for an adjective or adverb present in the sentence.
Students can identify adverbial clause by seeing subordinating conjunctions like after, whether, if, because, thought, although etc. adverbial clause begins with any of these conjunctions. Adverbial clause can be found at the beginning, in the middle or end at any part of a sentence. When adverbial clause sits at the beginning, it follows by a comma. Adverbial clause cannot sit or make sense by its own. In the middle part of a sentence, adverbial clause is enclosed within comma. At the end of sentence adverbial clause does not require any punctuation to complete the sentence.
Examples:
- If you work hard today, you will be succeed definitely
- In case you like the book, let me know.
- Although they got ready early, they missed the train.
- Before you go there, you may know the complete address.
- As soon as you reach there, call me once.
- Ratna, since she was not feeling well, did not go to office.
- He remembered, after he left the office, that he had to send the report to office.
- Atul practiced to sing the song for the event, until he sang it perfectly.
- We planned to go out in evening because we finished work early.
- If you like the wall hanging, you can take it home.
All the highlighted parts in the above sentences are examples of adverbial clause.