Adverb Clause – Part II
December 18th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Adverb clauses of condition
December 18th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Adverb clauses of condition
December 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
An adverb clause serves as an adverb. It modifies the meaning of (or says something more about) a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Given below are two sentences with similar meanings. One of them is constructed with an adverb and the other is constructed with an adverb clause.
December 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
We have seen that an adjective clause serves as an adjective. It is used to qualify a noun or a pronoun. Given below are two sentences with similar meanings. One of them is constructed with an adjective and the other is constructed with an adjective clause.
December 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Read the sentences given below:
I heard him singing.
Driven by rain, we took shelter under a tree.
It being a small cot, he couldn’t sleep on it.
December 16th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
There are three kinds of sentences and they are:
a) The simple sentence
b) The complex sentence
c) The compound sentence
Study the following sentence.
He wrote a letter.
December 16th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Read the following sentence:
I don’t know what she wants.
The sentence given above has two parts:
1. I don’t know
2. What she wants
December 15th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning
Adverb phrases
An adverb phrase does the work of an adverb. Read the examples given below: