Adverb Clauses

Directions:

Indicate whether the underlined clauses in the sentences below function as adjectives adverbs. Use the following code:

ADJ      adjective clause                     ADV      adverb clause

Example:

 ADV     The fruit of the breadfruit tree is usually baked or roasted before it is eaten.

  _____ 1. As the costs of synthetic fiber fillings decreased, comforters became more affordable.

  _____ 2. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, he was watching the play Our American Cousin.

  _____ 3. Women who share a household with another adult report fewer chronic health problems than those who live alone.

  _____ 4. Because snow places heavy burdens on roofs, the roofs in northern regions have steep pitches.

  _____ 5. Progress which was made in military psychiatry in World War II led to optimism about the potential of psychiatry.

  _____ 6. Since computers function in some ways like human brains, the use of computers can raise questions about the nature of the human mind.

  _____ 7. Herrings were once such a valuable resource that they influenced world events in much the same way that petroleum does today.

  _____ 8. After knitted silk and wool stockings became fashionable for women in the eighteenth century, the demand for stockings led to the invention of the knitting machine.

  _____ 9. An aeolian harp has strings which produce tones when they are moved by the wind.

_____ 10. Children’s rooms need paint that washes well.

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