Adverb Clauses
Adverb clauses usually modify a verb. They characterize the verb in several different ways.
| Time: | He hurt his wrist when he fell. |
| Place: | I put the glass where I could reach it. |
| Cause: | We stopped the car because it was raining. |
| Concession: | Although it was still dark I awoke. |
| Condition: | If you read widely you will not be ignorant. |
| Purpose: | He broke the stone that he might find a fossil. |
| Result: | He struck the vase so that it fell over. |
| Manner: | They work as they please. |
Adverb clauses of degree, and sometimes those of manner and of result modify an adverb or an adjective.
The cherries tasted sweeter than they looked.
He sawed the plank as carefully as he could.
We traveled so slowly that I despaired of reaching our destination.