đŠ Adverb Clause :
âŗ āĻ¯ā§ subordinate clause āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ adverb āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ verb,āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ adjective-clause āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ adverb clause-āĻā§ modify āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ Adverb Clause āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
âŗ The subordinate clause that acts as an adverb and modifies a verb, an adjective-clause or another adverb clause in a sentence is called Adverb Clause. It modifies a verb of the main clause in terms of frequency, time, cause and effect and condition.
đ It uses the following conjunctions :
đĸ Time: whenever, when, until, since, as, while, after, before, as soon as, by the time.
đĸ Cause and effect: so, so that, as, because, since, as long as, now that.
đĸ Contrast: though, although, while, even, whereas.
đĸ Condition: whether or not, if, unless, only if, providing or provided that, in case, even if.
đĩ Example:
đˇ The students had gone before the bell rang.
đˇ Knock me when you need help.
đˇ He worked in a jute mill while he was living in Chittagong.
đˇ I live a happy life as long as I think positively.