ADVERBIAL CLAUSE
Adverbial clause adalah sebuah dependent clause yang digunakan sebagai adverb pada suatu kalimat. Adverbial clause dapat melengkapi suatu verb, adjective, verbal, adverb yang lain ataupun sentence.
Adverbial clause diawali dengan penggunaan sebuah subordinate conjunction setelah main clause. Subordinate conjunction itu antara lain : after, although, as, as if, as/so long as, as soon as, in order that, no mather, on condition that, provided (that), since, so that, so......that, much....that/ .....much thatsurposing (that), than, though, because, before, even if, even though, for fear that, if, unless, untill, what ever, when, where, when ever, where ever, wether, while.
Adverbial clause di kelompokkan berdasarkan makna dari subordinate conjunction yang mengawalinya sebagai berikut :
1) Time : when, when ever, while, since, after, before, untill, at. Contoh:
I read novel whenever I had the chance
He maintained his interest in sports untill he was as
I worked as a Doctor after I finished my education
I had worked as a seller since was a young girl
2) Place : where, wherever, contoh :
I lived where I was born
I will take you wherever you want
3) Manner: as, as if. Contoh :
I will do as I have been ill
They acted as if they owned the estate
4) Comparisan : as, than. Contoh :
He can cat as much as we cat
She runs faster than I do
5) Reason, cause, purpose: as, because, so that, in order that, for fear that, since. Contoh:
He studied the subject so that he could pass the test
It will not be necessary to cook some food because they have bought pizza
As /since he feels dizzy he will not be able to walk alone
6) Results: so...that, such....than/...such that. Contoh :
His wound was so serious that he needed to be sent to the hospital
It was such an interesting movie that I watched it again and again
He skill was such that ge solved the problem very rapidly
7) Condition: if, whether, unless, provided (that), on condition that, as/so long as, supposing. Contoh:
He will visit you if it necessary (= perhaps it will be necessary)
He will visit you whether it is necessary or not
He will not visit you unless it is necessary
He will consider it provided that all his conditions are met
8) Contrast, consession, although, though, even though, no manner if, while, even if, wherever, whenever, as much as, whereas. Contoh :
Wherever I spoke he always listened patiently
Although he was terribly sick he forced him self if to get up
While I made maby friends, I had to learn on my own
Adverbial clause : introduction
1) When we were in new york , we saw several plays
2) We saw several playd when we were in New york
“When we were in New York” adalah suatu Adverb Clause. Ini adalah dependent clause. Jadi kalimat ini tidak dapat berdiri sendiri sebagai suatu kalimat, harus dihubungjan dengan independent clause
3) Because he was sleepy, he want to bed
4) He want to bed because he was sleepy
5) Seperti when: Because memperkenalkan suatu adverb clause. Jadi “because he was sleepy” adlah suatu adverb clause
Summary list of wird used to introduce adverb clauses:
a) Time relationships
b) Cause and effact
c) Opposition : even though, though, although, whereas, while
d) Condition : If, unless, whenther
Using Adverb Clause to show time Relationships:
After : (a) After she graduates, she will get a job
(b) After she had graduated, she got a job
Before : (a) I had left before he cames
(b) I had left before he came
When : (a) When I arrived, he was talking on the phone
(b) When I got there, he had already left
While as : (a) While I was walking home, it began to rain
(b) As I was walking home, it began to rain
By the time : (a) By the time he arrived, we had already left
(b) By the time he comes, we will already have left
Since : (a) I haven`t seen him since he left this morning
Untill, till : (a) We stayed there untill we finished our work
(b) We stayed there till we finished our work
As soon as : (a) As soon as it stpos raining, we will leave
(b) Once it stops raining, we will leave
As long as : (a) I will never speak to him again as long as I live
So long as : (a) I will never speak to him again to long as I live
Whenever : (a) Whenever I see her, I say hello
Every time : (a) Every time I see her, I say hello
The first time : (a) The first time I went to new york, I went to an opera
The last time : (a) I saw two plays the last time I went to new york
The new time : (a) The new time I go to new york. I`m going to see a ballet
Using adverb clauses to show cause and effect relationship
Because : (a) Because he was sleepy, he want to bed
Since : (a) Since he`s not interested
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