高三英语module5《thegreatsportspersonality》-grammar教案1（外研版必修5）.docVIP

Module 5 The Great Sports Personality Grammar桼eview of adverbial clauses Goals To review adverbial clauses Procedures Step 1 Reviewing the adverbial clauses Adverbial clauses are less than (subordinate to) sentences. They do not contain a complete thought. Adverbial clauses always modify the verb in the main clause (the sentence) to which the adverbial clause is attached. An adverbial clause tells how, when, why, how much, to what extent and under what conditions the action in the main clause takes place. Adverbial clauses always begin with a subordinating conjunction. The most common subordinating conjunctions are listed below. Before, after, unless Although, if, until As, in order that, when As, since, whenever as long as, so that, where as soon as, than, wherever because, though, while Adverbial clauses, like all subordinate clauses, are structured in the same way all sentences are structured. All adverbial clauses will fall into one of the five sentence patterns that have already been described. Examples The whole country was saddened when Oswald assassinated Kennedy. When is the subordinating conjunction introducing this adverbial clause which modifies was saddened. Oswald is the subject of the clause. Assassinated is the action verb which transfers its action to the direct object, which is Kennedy, all of which makes this clause transitive active. Little Joe was punished because the window was broken. Because is the subordinating conjunction introducing this adverbial clause. Window is the subject. Was is the helping verb, and broken is the action verb which transfers its action back to the subject making this clause transitive passive or pattern #2. Since the boy was disruptive, he was expelled from school. Since is the subordinating conjunction introducing this adverbial clause which modifies was in the main clause. Window is the subject of the clause. Was is the helping verb, and disruptive is the predicate adjective making the