副词子句（adverbialclause）.doc

副詞子句（Adverbial Clause） 一、定義：副詞子句（adverbial clause）是一種從屬子句（subordinate clause）。這種子句都是以從屬連接詞開頭，而這類子句的功能在修飾主要子句，因此叫做副詞子句。 二、標點法： 當副詞子句置於主要子句之前，如（a）句，用逗號分隔這兩個句子。若副詞子句置於主要子句之後，如（b）句，則通常不用逗號。 When we were in New York, we saw several plays. We saw several plays when we were in New York. Exercise：請加上句點、逗點及大寫形式，並在副詞子句底下劃線。 When it began to rain he closed the windows. As soon as the rain began the children wanted to go outdoors they love to play outside in the warm summer rain I used to do the same thing when I was a child. 三、副詞子句與主要子句的關係通常由引導副詞子句的從屬連接詞決定，常見的有表示時間、原因、條件、讓步對比、目的、結果、程度等子句。 表一：引導副詞子句的