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Clauses and Adverbial Clauses

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Clauses and Adverbial Clauses

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📚 Part 1: Identifying Clauses

1. Which of these is a complete clause? (Circle one)

The dog barked loudly.

Because it was raining

When I arrived

Under the bridge

2. Read this sentence: "I stayed inside because it was raining." Which part is the adverbial clause?

I stayed inside

because it was raining

stayed inside because

it was raining

3. Which words can start an adverbial clause? (Tick all that apply)

because

when

the

although

if

4. In this sentence, what does the adverbial clause tell us? "We cancelled the picnic because it was too cold."

When something happened

Why something happened

Where something happened

How something happened

✏️ Part 2: Building Sentences

5. Complete these sentences by adding an appropriate adverbial clause:

a) I will go to the beach ________________________________

b) ________________________________, we decided to stay home.

c) She studied hard ________________________________

d) ________________________________, the flowers began to bloom.

6. Underline the main clause and circle the adverbial clause in each sentence:

a) When the bell rang, all the students ran outside.

b) We ate lunch early because we were hungry.

c) Although it was late, Mum let us watch one more programme.

7. Write your own complex sentence using the conjunction "if":
8. Explain in your own words: What is the difference between a main clause and an adverbial clause?

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