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Subordinating clauses ILE

The document provides an overview of types of subordinating clauses in English, including noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverbial clauses. It explains the structure and function of each type, along with examples for clarity. Additionally, it categorizes adverbial clauses based on their purpose, such as time, place, condition, manner, reason, effect, comparison, concession, and purpose.

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Subordinating clauses ILE

The document provides an overview of types of subordinating clauses in English, including noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverbial clauses. It explains the structure and function of each type, along with examples for clarity. Additionally, it categorizes adverbial clauses based on their purpose, such as time, place, condition, manner, reason, effect, comparison, concession, and purpose.

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University of Algiers

Department of English
English Grammar/1st year
Teacher : Mr.Mokhtari
Types of subordinating clauses

Noun Clauses : Introduction to noun clauses : a noun clause begins with that, a question word or if /whether.
Joanne remembered that i twas Thursday. / I can’t imagine Where Peter has got to.
No one knew if/whether the rumour was true.
Patterns with noun clauses : noun clauses come in these patterns :
As object : I noticed that the door was open.
As complement : The idea is that we take it in turns.
As subject : That he could be mistaken didn’t seem possible.
With the empty subject it : It didn’t seem possible that he could be mistaken.
After a proposition : We had a discussion about who should be invited.
After an adjective : I was ashamed that I’d let my friend down.
After a noun : You can’t deny the fact that you recieved the message.
Adjective Clauses : An adjective clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb. It describes or
identifies the noun before it. It is a dependent clause. In these examples, the adjective clauses describe the nouns:
present, sellers, and account :
I received a birthday present that I didn’t like. /You have to trust sellers whom you’ve never met.
Omidyar changed to a business account, which was not free.

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Adverbial clauses
Adverbial clauses or Adverb clauses are groups of words with a subject and a predicate that function
as adverbs in a sentence. Just like adverbs, they answer the questions “when?”, “where?”, “how?”, “why?” to
describe time, place, manner, purpose etc.:

Time when, after, before, until, since, while, once, as, as soon as

Reason because, since, as, so

Condition if, unless

Manner like, as

Comparison as … as, more than, less than

Concession although, even though, even if, while

Types of Adverb Clauses

1-Adverb Clauses of Time : Adverb clauses of time tell us about when something happens.
We can use conjunctions like ‘when’, ‘whenever’, ‘before’, ‘after’, ‘as’, ‘while’ ‘until’, ‘as soon
as’, and ‘since’:
• I stopped running when I saw my friend.
2-Adverbial Clauses of Place : Adverb clauses of place tell us about where something happens.
We can use the conjunctions ‘where’, ‘wherever’, and ‘everywhere’:
• Wherever I go, I always see a McDonald’s restaurant.
3-Adverbial Clauses of Condition : Adverbial clauses of condition tell us about the circumstances under
which something happens. These clauses often begin with ‘if’, ‘unless’, or ‘provided that’:
• I only watch TV if my favorite show is on.
4-Adverbial Clauses of Manner : Adverbial clauses of manner show us how something happens. They
usually begin with the conjunctions ‘like’, ‘as though’ or ‘as if’:
• She looked as though she was in pain.
5-Adverbial Clauses of Cause/Reason : Clauses of cause are used to show why something happens. These
clauses begin with the conjunctions ‘because’, ‘since’, and ‘as’:
• I listen to classical music because it sounds beautiful.
6-Adverbial Clauses of Effect : Clauses of effect tell us about consequences. They often begin
with ‘so…that’, and ‘such…that’. We usually put an adjective between ‘so’ and ‘that.’:
• I was so tired that I couldn’t stay awake.
7-Adverbial Clauses of Comparison : Clauses of comparison are used to compare things or ideas. They
often begin with the conjunctions ‘than’ or ‘as…as’:
• My brother is older than he looks. /She is as beautiful as she is smart. /You are stronger than you
think.
• That restaurant is not as good as it used to be.
8-Adverbial Clauses of Concession/Contrast : Adverbial clause of concession describe contrasting
statements or circumstances despite which something happens. They usually begin with ‘although’,
‘though’, “even if’, ‘even though’, ‘while’ or ‘whereas’:
• Although it rained, they enjoyed their walk.
9-Adverbial Clauses of Purpose : Adverbial clauses of purpose show why something is happening (the
intended result). We can use ‘so that’, ‘lest’ and ‘in order that’:
• He took off his shoes so that he would not ruin the carpet.

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