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Clauses and Adverbial Clauses
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Clauses and Adverbial Clauses
A clause is a group of words containing a verb. A main clause makes sense on its own. An adverbial clause adds information such as when, why, or under what condition something happens, but it cannot usually stand alone. Read each sentence carefully.
Spot the clauses
Use the sentences in each question; look for a subject and a verb in every clause.
1.Which option is a main clause that can stand alone?
- Although the wind was strong
- The tent shook in the wind.
- Because the rain began
- When we packed our lunch
2.In “We hurried to the tent because the rain was getting heavier,” write the adverbial clause.
3.Which word best completes the sentence with an adverbial clause? “_____ the sun came out, we spread the picnic blanket again.”
- When
- The
- And
- Under
4.Read: “Although the sky looked clear, Maia packed a raincoat.” What does the adverbial clause tell us?
- When Maia packed a raincoat
- Where Maia packed a raincoat
- A contrast to Maia packing a raincoat
- How Maia packed a raincoat
Build and improve sentences
Adverbial clauses can move to the beginning or end of a sentence. Remember the comma after an adverbial clause at the beginning.
5.Add an adverbial clause of reason to complete this sentence: “The children moved the picnic _____.”
6.Complete the sentence with an adverbial clause of time: “_____ , we started walking back to the car.”
7.In “If the weather improves, we will finish our walk,” identify the main clause and the adverbial clause.
8.True or false? In “We stayed under the shelter until the rain stopped,” the words “until the rain stopped” form an adverbial clause.
TrueFalse
9.Join these ideas into one complex sentence using “because”: The group stopped walking. The track was slippery.
10.Write a complex sentence about the campsite using “although”. Include a main clause and an adverbial clause.
11.Explain how a main clause is different from an adverbial clause. Include one example of each.
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