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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