Adverbial Clause
Adverbial Clause
DEFINITION
• Adverbial clause adalah klausa yang
difungsikan sebagai adverb dan digunakan
untuk menjelaskan verb, adjective, dan adverb
dalam sebuah complex sentence atau bahkan
seluruh independent clause.
EXAMPLE
• I will contact my referees tomorrow. (adverb)
• I will contact my referees tomorrow afternoon. (adverbial phrase)
• I will contact my referees after this application is ready. (adverbial clause)
Independent clause : I will contact my referees
Dependent clause : after this application is ready (adverbial clause)
After this application is ready (adv clause) menjelaskan contact (verb) dari
independent clause.
Time
• after (setelah)
• as (ketika, sementara)
• as soon as (segera setelah)
• before (sebelum)
• once (segera setelah)
• since (sejak)
• until/till (sampai)
• when (ketika)
• whenever (kapan saja, sewaktu-waktu)
• while (ketika, sementara)
Contoh:
• Carl took a cab so that he could reach the office before seven.
• I will finish my thesis in August, so I can take vacation in September.
Condition (syarat)
• as long as (dengan syarat)(selama)
• if (jika, dengan syarat) (conditional sentence)
• only if (hanya jika)
• otherwise (jika tidak)
• or else (jika tidak)
• provided/ providing (that) (jika, dengan syarat)
• supposing (asumsikan, anggap)
• unless (jika tidak)
Contoh: