Structure Corner : Adverb Clause of Time

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           Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb. Hi readers !! In the last postingan, kita udah belajar tentang yang namanya clause, bukan ? Nah, kali ini kita akan membahas salah satu anak  branches-nya (?) clause nih yaitu Adverb Clause. Adverb Clause itu juga ada bagian-bagiannya lagi loh readers. Contohnya, adverb clause of place, manner, time, etc.  Pada, postingan kali ini kita akan membahas tentang “Adverb Clause of Time”. Check it out !!

            Mari kita ulas sedikit tentang clause. Clause is a group of words that contains both subject and verb (predicate). Clause divided into two, they are independent clause (yang bisa berdiri sendiri) and dependent clause (yang tidak bisa berdiri sendiri). Nah, dalam dependent clause itulah terdapat beberapa clause lainnya yang of course can’t stand alone like adverb clause. Now, we will learn all about “Adverb Clause of Time”.

          Adverb clause of time uses to give more information about the independent clause. Usually, adverb clause of time is followed and started by conjunction. The conjuctions that is used in adverb clause of time are after, before, when, while, as soon as, since, etc. Adverb Clause can come before or after the independent clause. Usually, adverb clause ada di complex sentence yang terdiri dari independent clause (IC) and dependent clause (DC) .Let’s see the formula !!!

Complex sentence S + V + Adverb Clause (Dependent Clause)

Adverb Clause (Dependent Clause) Conjuction + S + V

                  

          Now, Let’s see the examples !!

1.       After she graduates, she will get a job.

2.       I will leave before he came.

3.       When I see him tomorrow, I will ask him.

4.       I was walking home while it began to rain.

5.       As soon as it stops raining, we will leave.

6.       I haven’t seen him since he left this morning.

*the bold font is the dependent clause (DC).

Notes :

Ø  If the independent clause (IC)  is in the first sentence maka after that we must use a capital letter.

Ø  If the dependent clause (DC) is in the first sentence maka after that we must give a comma (,) then we can add the independent clause.

For more information about adverb clause of time you can visit this site http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/adverb_clauses.htm

You also can visit this site to have an exercise about adverb clause http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/adverb-clauses1.html

References

Understanding and using English Grammar by Betty Schrampfer Azar (Third Edition)

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