SeekerOfPeace  +  335798 Mon, 05 Mar 07 05:57 AM Could anyone explain to me, in clear, simple terms what exactly is an adverbial clause? I'm really struggling to understand this aspect of grammar (clauses in general actually). SeekerOfPeace Joined on Sun, Mar 4 2007 New Member 43 Grammar, Clauses

	Mister Micawber  +  335879 Mon, 05 Mar 07 11:14 AM It is just a clause which modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,788 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Verbs, Clauses, Adverbs

	Mister Micawber  +  335880 Mon, 05 Mar 07 11:17 AM PS:  And a clause is a grammatical unit that includes at least a predicate (a verb) and an explicit or implied subject. Mister Micawber Verbs, Clauses, Predicates

	SeekerOfPeace  +  335914 Mon, 05 Mar 07 02:04 PM Thanks for the replies. Would the following be an adverbial clause?: "He was fast, faster than an olympic athlete on drugs." SeekerOfPeace Clauses

	Westlake  +  335928 Mon, 05 Mar 07 02:43 PM  SeekerOfPeace wrote: Thanks for the replies. Would the following be an adverbial clause?: "He was fast, faster than an olympic athlete on drugs." No, it's not. An adverbial clause is a clause that functions as an adverb. In other words, it contains subject (explicit or implied) and predicate, and it modifies a verb. In your example, the "faster than an olympic athlete on drugs" is used to modify the adjective 'fast', not a verb. For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial_clause Westlake Joined on Fri, Jan 26 2007 Singapore Junior Member 95 I like making friends! Verbs, Clauses, Adverbs, Predicates

	SeekerOfPeace  +  336134 Tue, 06 Mar 07 12:14 AM The other member said: "It is just a clause which modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb." Then you say that the clause I proposed modifies the adjective. This means that, according the to first member, it is an adverbial clause. So either I don't understand or either you or the one member is mistaken. SeekerOfPeace Verbs, Clauses, Adverbs

	Mister Micawber  +  336173 Tue, 06 Mar 07 03:25 AM It is not a clause:  it has no verb. Mister Micawber Verbs, Clauses

	SeekerOfPeace  +  336185 Tue, 06 Mar 07 04:29 AM Ok. I see. So if I wrote: "He was fast, his speed was greater than a speeding train." Would it be a adverbial clause then? If not, could explain more in depth? Provide examples perhaps, rather than just a few words? I don't mean to be demanding but using examples is a good way to explain something. SeekerOfPeace Clauses

	CalifJim  +  336190 Tue, 06 Mar 07 04:44 AM Go to www.google.com. Search for "adverbial clause" definition You'll find lots of definitions and examples. Basically, dependent clauses (i.e., subordinate clauses) headed by words such as "because, since, when, although, unless, until, before, after, as long as, if, though, even though, ..." are adverbial clauses. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,393 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Clauses