Adverbial Clause Subordinating Conjunction Review With a small

Adverbial Clause & Subordinating Conjunction Review (With a small writing assignment at the end)

What is a subordinating conjunction? Subordinating conjunctions make a clause dependent and prevent it from standing on its own. They join that clause to the principal (aka main) clause. Subordinating conjunctions always begin an adverbial clause.

An adverbial clause is a clause where all the words in the clause act as a single part of speech. What is an adverbial clause? Adverbial clauses modify verbs, so the clause itself is acting as an adverb. It is only a part of the whole sentence. Because it is a clause, an adverbial clause will always have both a subject and a predicate. Adverbial clauses answer the questions how, when, where, and why (aka the interrogative adverbs).

Sentence Writing Assignment Directions: Complete the following sentences by adding an adverbial clause after the subordinating conjunctions (before, if, or though). 1. Dynamite blasted granite on the mountain before 2. The workers would only begin work if ______. 3. The workers crafted a national treasure, though ______. 4. Midge read more about the history of origami after ______. 5. She studied the drawings carefully since ______. 6. Cleverly, she folded an old napkin as if ______.