M1: Grammar (Adverb Clauses)

Adverb Clauses

STEP 1 - Watch the videos.STEP 2 - Click on grammar slides. STEP 3 - Complete practice activities.

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First, watch this video to review adverbs: .

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Next, you will learn about adverb clauses: .

Grammar in Context

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Time Relationships

using when, as, and after

After =

As =

When =

introduces first action

during that time

at that time

As the sisters battled on the court that day, Venus won straight sets and proved to be the better player.

They had met here before in 2002 and 2003 when Serena beat her older sister both times.

After she wins, she often dances in the air.

Practice 1 - Adverb Clauses

Using when, as, And After

Directions: For practice #1, you will determine time relationships in sentence pairs. Then, you will combine sentences using the adverbs when, as, & after. Please click on the start button to begin.

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Cause and Effect Relationships

use because and since to give a reason or express a known cause

Since

Because

It was a bittersweet win because she had beaten her best friend.

But since she had beaten her sister, she didn't want to celebrate too much.

Practice 2- Adverb Clauses

Using Because And SINCE

Directions: For practice #2, you will determine cause & effect relationships in sentence pairs. Then, you will combine sentences using the adverbs because and since. Please click on the start button to begin.

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Grammar in Context

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Expected and Unexpected Results

using because and even though

Because =

Even though =

expected results

unexpected results

Even though the tennis courts in the parks near their home were in shabby condition, their father Richard took them out to practice every day.

Because the tennis courts in the parks were in shabby condition, most people didn’t play on them.

Practice 3- Adverb Clauses

Using BECAUSE And EVEN THOUGH

Directions: For practice #3, you will determine whether sentences relate to expected or unexpected results. Then, you will complete each sentence using the adverb because or even though. Please click on the start button to begin.

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Expressing Conditions

using whether or not and even if

Even if =

Whether or not =

a particular condition does not matter

neither of two conditions matters

Whether or not it seemed possible to anyone else, Richard Williams taught his girls that they would become world champions.

And even if his attitude struck some people as overconfident, it turned out that he was right!

Practice 4- Adverb Clauses

Using whether or not And even if

Directions: For practice #4, you will determine which condition each sentence expresses. Then, you will select a summary sentence that matches the meaning of its adverb clause (whether or not -OR- even if). Please click on the start button to begin.

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