Name: ______Date: ______
Directions: In each sentence below, circle the adverbclause. Then put a number next to the sentence to indicate the type of adverb clause it is.
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- Time
- Manner
- Place
- Concession
- Condition
- Reason/Cause
- Purpose
- Result/consequence
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Name: ______Date: ______
a)Things don’t always happen as we want them to happen.
b)When you least expect it, illness or injury can occur.
c)If you’re not sure whether to go to a clinic, you can call Telehealth Ontario.
d)Emergency rooms are overcrowded because some people over-use them.
e)So that people can better decide when to go to the doctor, the government provides a hotline.
f)Wherever you are, you can call 1-800-797-0000 and talk to a registered nurse.
g)The nurse may direct you to a clinic if your condition is not urgent.
h)If there are many people waiting, you may have to take a number.
i)You have to sit there until they call your number.
j)Wherever there are people, there are germs.
k)I advise you not to touch the magazines so that you don’t catch anything.
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Name: ______Date: ______
Note to the teacher: this lesson on adverb clauses has been integrated into a unit on health and interacting with medical personnel. For freer practice, T introduces the short video clip “Mr. Bean – The Hospital Visit,” found here:
Teacher asks students to try to come up with sentences containing adverb clauses as the class watches the video a few times. If nobody is able to, T will help them get started with something like:
- Why does Mr. Bean steal the woman’s number?
- What happens while the old man is sleeping?
- When does Mr. Bean steal the old man’s number?
- What happens although he turns the number upside down?
If correct answers are called out, T writes them on the board or flip chart paper. If sentences are partially correct, T writes the correct portions on the board and waits for other students to correctly fill out the gaps, reminding them she is looking for two clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. It is hoped that by the third viewing, sentences are flowing more freely. The same type of activity could also be done with a more realistic, less humourous video, such as At the Medical Clinic by English-in-Vancouver.blogspot.com (
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