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Adverbial Clauses - Exercise 2

Directions:  Locate the adverbial clause  in each sentence.   Type your answer into the box below the sentence. When you are finished, click  the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page to view the correct answers.

1.  He finished the project on solar eclipses before it was due.

  

2.  When the office staff learned about Jones's promotion, they threw her a party.

  

3.  After he graduates, Tom plans to visit several European countries.

  

4.  Mary would not reveal your secret unless you gave her permission.

  

5.  As he passed his old high school, Randy remembered the night of the senior prom.

  

6.  We bought the new television from Sammy's because the price was low there.

  

7.  She gazed at the Monet paintings while her friends shopped in the museum store.

  

8.  Although gambling can be fun, it can also be addictive.

  

9.  The lamp went on before I pushed the button.

  

10. The family has not seen the dog since the storm struck the community.

  

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Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu 

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