Complex Sentence - Adverb Clause
Complex Sentence - Adverb Clause
Complex Sentence - Adverb Clause
An adverb clause is a subordinate clause (dependent clause) with a subject and a verb.
An adverb clause may come before or after the main clause (dependent clause). When it
comes before the main clause or at the beginning, it us usually separated from the main
clause by a comma.
Although while
Though whereas
Even though
Astronomers improved telescopes so that they would discover more about the stars.
Astronomers developed bigger and bigger telescopes in order to see the stars more
clearly.
The stars are so far away that they cannot be seen without a telescope.
The meteor hit the Earth with such force that it made a crater.
Prepositional Expressions
Some prepositions have almost the same meaning as some of the clause markers, but they can
be used only with nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns. They cannot be used with clauses.