英语语法English Grammar

Unit 13

Adverbial Clause

Study objectives

Warm-up activities

Unit 13 Adverbial Clauses

Homework

Exercises

Study objectives

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

describe the definition of the

adverbial clause

classify the classes of the adverbial

clauses

Warm-up Activities

Rose and Jack is a young couple. Now, Please watch a mini-movie

about them! Let’s learn the adverbial clause with them !

Pre-watching tasks:

Watch the mini-movie carefully, and try

to collect the adverbial clauses in it as

more as you can.

After-watching tasks:

Please do role play as the mini-movie

showed. You can imitate dialogues

between Rose and Jack.

Unit 13 Adverbial Clause

Period 1

1. What are the adverbial clauses?

2. The classification of adverbial clauses

3. Adverbial clauses of time

Contents

4. Adverbial clauses of reason

6. Other adverbial clauses

7. Exercises

Contents

5. Adverbial clauses of place

Task 1.1

What are the adverbial

clauses?

An adverbial clause, is a dependent

clause that does the same job as an adv

erb or an adverb phrase.

在句子中作状语，修饰主语中的谓语

动词、形容词或副词的从句叫状语从句。

What are adverbial clauses?

Task 1.2

The classification

of adverbial clauses

1.Adverbial Clauses of Time:

（时间状语从句）

2.Adverbial Clauses of Reason

( 原因状语从句）

3.Adverbial Clauses of Conditions ( 条件状语从句）

The classification of adverbial clauses

4.Adverbial Clauses of Place

( 地点状语从句）

5.Adverbial Clauses of Purpose ( 目的状语从句）

6.Adverbial Clauses of Result（结果状语从句）

The classification of adverbial clauses

7.Adverbial Clauses of Comparison（比较状语从句）

8.Adverbial Clauses of Concession( 让步状语从句）

9.Adverb Clauses of Manner( 方式状语从句 )

The classification of adverbial clauses

Task 1.3

Adverbial clauses of time

1.Adverbial Clauses of Time: （时间状语从句）

when, while, as, before, after, since, u

ntil, every time, each time;

as soon as, the moment, by the time ,

immediately , directly, instantly, the m

inute , the second, the instant,

hardly...when, no sooner...than

Adverbial clauses of time

1. When he comes here tomorrow, I’ll call you. (at that time)

I. when

2. Henry is in charge of the office when Mr. Smith is away. (during the time that)

1.While he was walking in the street, he met Tim. ( 分词短语） While walking in the street,he met Tim. Walking in the street ,he met Tom.

2. He learned to speak English while he was here. 但是 : I like tea while( 然而 ) she likes coffee.

II. while

1. As they were picking tea,the girls

were singing happily.

2. As time went by, she liked the film

better.

III. as

1. It won’t be long before he finishes

his writing.

2. The Civil War lasted four years

before the North won.

IV. before

He (had) finished his work before he left here.

After finishing his work,he left here.

Having finished his work,he left here.

V. after

1. I have known him ever since he was a boy.

2. I have worked here since I graduated from the university.

*3. It is (has been)two years since he came here.

VI. since

1. He will not go to bed until(till) his mother comes.

2. Until she told me, I had no idea of what they had said.

3. It is not until his mother comes home that he will go to bed.( 强调结构）

VII. until

As soon as she got home,she began to cook.

On getting home,she began to cook.

VIII. as soon as

1. Every time/each time I catch a cold, I have pain in my back.

2. There was an applause the moment (as soon as) she appeared on the stage.

IX. every time, each time, the moment

1. By the time he arrived,the train had

already gone.

2. By the time he comes,we will

already have left.

X. by the time

1.They walked out of the room _________the meeting was over.

2.They must stay in school _________they are sixteen.

3.Take the medicine _________you go to bed.

Exercises

4.I knew nothing about it _______he told me.

5.It is more than five years _____we started to learn English.

6._______he talked on, he got more and more excited.

7.We should strike _______the iron is hot.

Exercises

Task 1.4

Adverbial clauses of reason

because, since, as,

now that, for

Adverbial clauses of reason

1. The ship changed its course because of the storm.

2.Because he was ill,he didn’t go to school.

He was ill ,so he didn’t go to school.

Being ill, he didn’t go to school.

I. because

1. Since you are ill,you’d better go to see the doctor.

2. Since you do not understand ,I will explain again.

II. since

1)As she was late for class,she had

to say sorry.

2)As Jane was the oldest in this

family, she had to look after the

others.

III. as

1)Now that class is over,let’s go to

play football.

1. He must be ill, for he is absent

today.

2. It must have rained last night, for

the ground is still wet.

IV. now that

V. for

1.The teacher must be strict with you ____ they want you to make great progress.2.____your father is well again,you no longer have anything to worry about.3.The day breaks,_____the birds are singing.

Exercises

Task 1.5

Adverbial clauses of condition

1. If he had worked harder,he would have passed the exam.

2. If you work harder,you will succeed.

Work harder, and you will succeed.Work harder,or you won’t succeed.

Working harder,you will succeed.

I. if

We can’t write to Mary unless she tells us her address.

We can’t write to Mary if she doesn’t tell us her address.

II. unless

1. I will never give up learning as long

as I live.

2. You may borrow the book as long

as you keep it clean.

III. as/so long as = only if

We’ll let you use the room on condition that you keep it tidy.

You’d better take your raincoat with you in case it rains.

IV. on condition that

V. in case

Task 1.6

Other adverbial clauses

e.g. 1. You may find him where his parents

live.

2. Where there is oppression, there is opposition.

Adverbial clauses of place

Adverbial clauses of purpose

so that /in order that They set out early so that (in order that) they might arrive there in time.

They set out early in order to( so as to) arrive there in time.

Adverbial clauses of result

so…that…;such…that…; so that* It is so good a story that I’ll never forget it. It is such a good story that I’ll never forget it.

*Zhao Benshan performed well, so that we all laughed.

注意 :1. such+adj.+ 名词 +that clause

2. so +adj./adv. +that clause

3. so + many/few + 复数名词

+that clause

much/little+ 不可数名词

Adverbial clauses of result

as…as,not as(so)…as, more/-er…than, less…than; the more, the more1. He doesn’t work so hard as you do.2. There is as much ink in bottle A as in bottle B.3. The more you worry,the less you’ll succeed.4. Gold is much heavier than any other metal.

Adverbial clauses of comparison

1. Although (Though) he is old ,he works hard. He is old,but he works hard.

2. Even though (even if)you say so,I don’t believe it. ( 即使 )

Adverbial clauses of concession

*3. Difficult as the work is,we’ll finish it on time. Though the work is difficult,we’ll finish it on time.

4.Whenever(No matter when) you come to our country,you will be warmly welcomed.

5.Wherever(No matter where) he goes,he always brings two bodyguards with him.

as; as if/as though1. You must try to do as I did.

2. Let’s do as Mrs. Li teaches us.

3. He talks as if he knew all about it.

Adverbial clauses of manner

Exercises

Task 1.7

where, unless, if, as, such…that, even though , as if, now that1.A driver should slow down ___the roads are narrow.2.___you mail the letter today, it won’t arrive there.3.___he has time,he will come and see us later.

Fill in the blank with a conjunction

4.Tom made __great progress ___his headmaster praised him at the school meeting.

5.___his father knew what he had done, the boy was going to be in trouble.

6.We will stay a little longer ___it is very late.

Fill in the blank with a conjunction

7.She pretended to laugh loudly ___the story were very funny.

8.Poor ___his English was,yet Mr.Li made himself understood in England.

9.You should do ___your parents ask you to do.

Fill in the blank with a conjunction

Homework

1. Please finish the exercise of Page 218 & Page 223.

2. Please study the on-line

resources about this unit.

Thank you!