THEME: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LANGUAGE FOCUS: ADVERB CLAUSE

CONNECTORS

Adverb Clause
Connectors

A sentence with ADVERB CLAUSE

Example :
He is tired because he has been
working hard.
CON
ADV CLS

Because he has been working

hard, he is tired .
CON
ADV CLS
Connector + subject + verb = adverb
clause

ADVERB CONNECTORS
TIME

CAUSE

CONDITION

CONTRAST

MANNER

PLACE

After
As
As long as
As soon as
Before
By the Time
Once
Since
Until
When
Whenever
While

As
Because
Now that
Since

If
In case
Provided
Providing
Unless
Whether

Although
Even
though
Though
While
Whereas

As
In that

Where
Wherever

Adverb clause dihubungkan dengan

main clause
Example :
He drank water because he was thirsty.
He drank water, for he was thirsty
He drank water, since he was thirsty
He drank water, as he was thirsty

main clause + no comma + adverb

clause
Example :
Because he was thirsty, he drank water
As he was thirsty, he drank water

adverb clause + comma + main

clause

Connecting Ideas With BEFORE

Before mengekspresikan waktu.
Example :

I will sign the check before you

leave.
Before you leave, I will sign the
check.

Connecting Ideas With BECAUSE

Because mengekspresikan penyebab. Memberikan
sebuah alasan.
Example :
Why did he drink water ?
Reason : He was thirsty.
Because he was thirsty.
Main clause He drank water
(kalimat lengkap)
Adverb clause
because he was thirsty
(bukan kalimat lengkap)
He drank water because he was thirsty

Connecting Ideas With IF

If mengekspresikan sebuah keadaan.
Example :

I will leave at 7:00 if I am

ready

If I am ready, I will leave.

Connecting Ideas With EVEN THOUGH /

ALTHOUGH
Even though dan Although mengekspresikan sesuatu yang
berbanding terbalik.
Example :

Even though I was hungry, I did not eat.

I did not eat even though I was hungry.
Example :

Although I was hungry, I did not eat.

I did not eat although I was hungry.
Artinya sama I was hungry, but I did not eat.

Adverb Clause
Connectors
Combine each sentence with
because, for, since, as
1.We didn't have class. The teacher was
absent
2.The children were hungry. There was no
food in the house.
3.The bridge is closed. We can't drive to the
other side of the river.
4.My car didn't start. The battery was dead.
5.Debbie woke up in morning with a sore
throat. She had cheered loudly at the
basketball game.

Complete the sentence with even though

or because
1._____ the weather is cold, Ria isnt wearing a
sweater.
2._____ the weather is cold, Ben is wearing a coat.
3._____ Tim is tall, he cant reach the ceiling.
4._____ Mat is very tall, he can reach the ceiling.
5._____ Dan isnt as tall as Mat, he cant reach the
ceiling.
6._____ Nick isnt tall, he can reach the ceiling by
standing on a chair.
7._____ Jane was sad, she smiled. _____ Jane was
sad, she cried.