Adverb Clause Answers

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ADV    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.

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

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

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