Pick out the adverb clauses in the following sentences. Also mention the type of adverb clauses -
1- He did not begin to read until he was nine years old.
2- He will be unhappy wherever he goes.
3- If you treat her well, she'll do anything for you.
4- Vimal looked happy because she had done well in the examination.
5- Mr. kumar went home as he was not feeling well.
Answers
Answer:
1. He did not begin to read ‘until he was nine years old’.
2. He will be unhappy ‘wherever he goes’.
3. ‘If you treat her well’, she'll do anything for you.
4. ‘Vimal’ looked happy ‘because she had done well in the examination’.
5. ‘Mr. kumar’ went home ‘as he was not feeling well’.
Explanation:
The underlined parts of the sentences are the adverb clauses.
In sentence 1, until he was nine years old is the time adverbial clause as it refers to a sense of time.
In sentence 2, wherever he goes is the location adverbial clause since it refers to the sense of location and place.
In sentence 3, if you treat her well is the conditional adverbial clause as it implies to a sense of condition that is a thing will happen if another thing happens.
In sentence 4, happy because she had done well in the examination is the reason adverbial clause and indicates a sense of reasoning.
In sentence 5, as he was not ‘feeling well’ is the reason adverbial clause since it tells us the reason of why the action happened.
Answer:
1)he was nine years old
2)wherever he goes
3)if you treat her well
4)because she had done well in the examination
5)he was not feeling well
Explanation:
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