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In today’s class, we will be talking about the use of the adverbial clause of condition (when) correctly in sentences. Enjoy the class!
Use of adverbial clause of condition (when) correctly in sentences
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Adverb clause of time:
An adverb clause of time shows when something happens. It is usually introduced by time adverbs. Examples are before, after, as, when, while, until, as soon as, since, no sooner than, as long as etc.
Note that all adverb clauses are subordinate clauses. They cannot stand on their own and must be attached to an independent clause.
When:
- He was talking on the phone when I arrived.
- When she called, he had already eaten lunch.
- I washed the dishes when my daughter fell asleep.
- We’ll go to lunch when you come to visit.
‘When’ means ‘at that moment, at that time, etc.’.
Notice the different tenses used in relation to the clause beginning with when. It is important to remember that ‘when’ takes either the simple past OR the present – the dependent clause changes tense in relation to the ‘when’ clause.
Narrative and descriptive composition
- Write a descriptive composition on your school
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