English Grammar Drills

Adverbs 203
Sub
Conj
statement
I’ll give them a call when I get a chance.
Sub
Conj
statement
Go get a cup of coffee while I finish up here.
Sub Conj
statement
I went home because I wasn’t feeling well.
Sub Conj
statement
We decided to go ahead, although we certainly had our doubts about it.
Sub Conj
statement
We could go to a movie unless you would rather stay home.
Exercise 12.7
Underline the entire adverb clause; label the subordinating conjunction (Sub Conj) and
statement.
Sub Conj
statement
The children enjoyed themselves everywhere we went.
1. He will do it if he can.
2. We need to leave before it gets too dark.
3. They will finish by six unless there is an unexpected problem.
4. The theater always gets quiet when the curtain goes up.
5. We got together for coffee after we had finished the presentation.
6. We warned them about it as soon as we could.
7. Order a pizza when the waiter comes, will you?
8. I’ll give you a call after I get back to the office on Monday.
9. We saw signs of the problems everywhere we looked.
10. They will meet with us whenever we want them to.
11. Bob might change his mind if we made a good argument.
12. He won’t do it unless there is a good reason.
13. It cost quite a bit extra because we had to rush the job.