A. DEFINISI
Adverb clause adalah klausa yang difungsikan sebagai adverb dan digunakan untuk menjelaskan verb, adjective, adverb, dan bahkan sentence. Contoh:
| I will go later. (adverb) I will go after you go. (adverb clause) Baik later maupun after you go menjelaskan verb go. |
B. JENIS
- 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:
When my dad arrived home, I was watching TV
You can answer the questions once you understand the concept - Place
where (di mana)
wherever (di manapun)Contoh:
She will live where(ver) her husband lives
Jack will take it with him wherever he goes - Contrast
although, though, even though, even if (meskipun)
whereas (sebaliknya, sedangkan)
while (meskipun)
even if (kalaupun)Contoh:
He wants to go, while she hopes to stay any longer
Although he was upset, he gave them a smile - Cause and Result
cause result as (karena)
because (karena)
since (karena)so (sehingga) Contoh:
Because his visa is about to end, he has to extend it very soon
His visa is about to end, so he has to extend it very soon - Purpose
in order that (agar, supaya)
in the hope that (agar, supaya)
so (agar, supaya)so that (agar, supaya)
so as (agar, supaya)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
as long as (dengan syarat)
if (jika, dengan syarat)
only if (hanya jika)
otherwise (jika tidak)or else (jika tidak)
provided/ providing (that) (jika, dengan syarat)
supposing (asumsikan, anggap)
unless (jika tidak)Contoh:
He’ll help you only if you ask him politely
As long as you don’t violate the rules, everything will be okay - Manner
as if (seperti)
as though (seperti)
how (bagaimana)
the way (cara)Contoh:
Your son speaks the way you do
She shops as if she had much money
