This is a quick description of the placement and the nature of adverb clauses, main clauses, and dependent clauses as a whole.

1. Adverb Clauses
and the Family

2. adverb (ˈ ɜˈb
ædˈv )
—n
adv
a. a word or group of words that serves to modify a
whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective;
for example, probably, easily, very, and
happily respectively in the sentence They could probably
easily envy the very happily married couple.
From dictionary.com
Tells How, When, Where or
Why.

3. Adverb Clauses
Clause – a group of words with a subject and a verb.
Dependent Clauses vs. Independent Clauses
DEPENDENT CLAUSE:
Needs mommy and/or daddy (independent
clause).
Example:
“Because he is a cry baby…”
Can this group of words be all by
itself?
NO!!!!!

4. Adverb Clauses
Clause – a group of words with a subject and a verb.
Dependent Clauses vs. Independent Clauses
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE:
Can live on its own. It’s
a “grown-up.”
Example:
“He can’t go to school with
Other kids.”
Can this group of words be alone?
YES!!!

5. Punctuating Adverb Clauses.
Because he is a cry baby,
he can’t go to school with
other kids.
He can’t go to school with
other kids because he is a
cry baby.

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