Adverbial Clauses

Adverb clauses are groups of words that function as an adverb. To understand this, you need to know about clauses and the functions of adverbs.

A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb (predicate). This differs from a phrase, which does not have a subject and a verb, like “to the park.” Clauses can be independent or dependent.

Independent clauses are called sentences as they can stand alone and express a complete thought.

Dependent clauses, or subordinate clauses, are subordinate to something else, usually an independent clause, and depend on it for meaning.