An adverb clause is a dependent clause that

�An adverb clause is a dependent clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. �Adverb clause tells: �WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHY, TO WHAT EXTENT, UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS

� You may sit wherever you wish. � Verb Sit � Sit where? � When winter sets in, many animals hibernate. � Verb hibernate � Hibernate when? � Caroline and Natalie look as though they have some exciting news for us. � Verb look � Look how?

� Happy because he made an A, Logan hurried home. � Adverb happy � Happy why? � Tia can talk faster than I can. � Adverb faster � Talk to what extent faster? � If it does not rain tomorrow, we will play softball. � Verb play � Play under what condition?

� After � Although � As if � As long as � As soon as � As though � Because � Before � How if where in order that whenever since where so that wherever than whether though while unless until ***also common when prepositions whenever

� 1. A lobster fears few enemies because it has a hard, protective shell. ---(fears, why? ) � 2. A shark can swim faster than a human can. ---(faster, under what conditions? � 3. The life expectancy of a sea turtle is not as long as it once was. --(long, to what extent? )

� 4. When an octopus is attacked, it can spray a jet of inky fluid at its opponent. ---(can spray, when? ) � 5. Up close at night, a coral reef is more beautiful than you can imagine. ---(beautiful, to what extent? ) � 6. When a moray eel feels it is threatened, it withdraws into its hiding place. ---(withdraws, when? )

� 7. A sea cow can swim faster than you might think. ---(faster, to what extent? ) � 8. The sting of most jellyfish can be dangerous unless it is treated. --(dangerous, under what conditions? ) � 9. A puffer inflates itself like a balloon until its attacker swims away. --(inflates, when? )

� 10. Ice fish live where temperatures sometimes drop below freezing. --(live, where? )