Punctuating Adjective & Adverb Clauses

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Punctuating Adjective Adverb Clauses
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Standards

• ELA8C1
• Identifies and writes correctly punctuated
  adjective and adverb clauses.

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Adjective Clause

• An adjective clause is used to describe a noun.
• Ex
• The Car, which was red, belonged to Katie.
• Birthdays, which are great, only come once a
  year.

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Non-defining clauses

• give extra information about the noun, but they
  are not essential.
• Ex
• The desk in the corner, which is covered in
  books, is Ms. Ferrels.
• Our junior year, which has been a ton of fun, is
  coming to an end.

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Defining clauses

• gives essential information about the noun.
• Ex
• The present that arrived this morning was for Ms.
  Whitmire.
• The test that is tomorrow will be very difficult.

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Adverb Clauses

• An adverb clause contains a subject and a full
  verb.
• Sometimes called adverbial clauses
• Ex
• I saw the movie before I left for Savannah.
• Christina always studies before a big test.

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Common Adverb Clauses

• Place
• Ex Wherever Ms. Conner is, there are students
  learning nearby.
• Time
• Ex After this lesson is over, we will
  celebrate Ms. Whitmires birthday!
• Cause
• Ex Jenny didnt call the boy, because she was
  shy.

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Common Adverb Clauses

• Purpose
• Ex Secrest goes to college, so that she can
  become a teacher!
• Concession
• Ex Although Kathy has a degree in nursing, she
  wants to be a teacher.
• Condition
• Ex If Heather saves her money, then she can
  buy her wedding dress.

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What is the Difference?

• Adjective Clause- clause that describes a noun
  with either essential (defining) or unessential
  information (non-defining).
• Adverb Clause- a phrase that contains a subject
  and a verb and answers a question.

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Adjective or adverb?

• Spring break, which went by too fast, was fun.
• Next spring we will start our student teaching!!
• Although Stephanie is a full time student, she
  works three jobs.
• I Am Legend, which came out in March, and starred
  Will Smith.

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Relative Pronouns- An adjective clause usually
begins with a relative pronoun

• That
• Which
• Who
• Whom
• whose

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Punctuation- Adjective Clauses

• Use commas to set off non-essential clauses.
• Example Miep, who gave Anne writing paper, hid
  Annes diary from the Nazis

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Punctuating- Essential Clauses

• Do not set off by commas

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Subordinating Conjunctions- Adverb clauses
usually begin with subordinating conjunctions

• How
• If
• In order that
• Since
• So that
• Than
• Though
• Unless
• until

• After
• Although
• As if
• As long as
• As soon as
• As though
• Because
• before

• When
• Whenever
• Where
• Wherever
• Whether
• while

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Punctuate- based on where it is located in the
sentence.

• If it begins the sentence then it is followed by
  a comma
• Examples
• When March came, the huge ice flow began to melt
  and break up.
• Because I had a sore throat, I could not audition
  for the school play.

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Sources

• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar
  /advcls.htm
• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar
  /adjhtm

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Ms. Conners Movie Review of Adjective and Adverb
Clauses!