Adverb clauses exercise

  1. After/When you’ve finished with it, hang it up.
  2. Aircraft noise is a particular problem here since we’re close to Heathrow Airport.
  3. Although/(Even) Though/ Even if you don’t like him you can still be polite.
  4. As soon as I have finished I’ll give you a call.
  5. Don’t call me unless you need help.
  6. Farmers used to use horses instead of tractors before the First World War.
  7. He left his gun outside in order not to frighten us.
  8. He orders me about as if I were his son.
  9. He said he was happy where he was.
  10. He went to France in order to/to learn French.
  11. I couldn’t see Helen’s expression because her head was turned.
  12. I’ll never be allowed back –not that I want to go back.
  13. If the fog gets thicker the plane might be diverted.
  14. In spite of / Despite the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.
  15. In spite of the fact that/ Despite the fact that the hotel was very expensive, we decided to book in.
  16. In spite of/Despite having no qualifications he got the job.
  17. No sooner had he drunk the coffee than he began to feel drowsy.
  18. She left work early so as to be at home when he arrived.
  19. She talks about Rome as though she had been there herself.
  20. Some cyclists carry repair outfits in case they have a puncture.
  21. The snow fell so fast that our footsteps were soon covered up.
  22. These men risk their lives in order that/so that we may live more safely.
  23. They had such a fierce dog that no one dared to go near their house.
  24. We camped there as it was too dark to go on.
  25. Wherever it is, you aren’t going.
  26. While they are playing we’ll go to the beach.
  27. You can camp here provided that you leave no mess.
  28. You can go out tonight as long as you get back by midnight.

  1. Time (when): 1, …
  2. Place (where):
  3. Manner (as if):
  4. Purpose (in order to):
  5. Reason (because):
  6. Result (so that):
  7. Condition (if):
  8. Concession (although):
  9. Key:

        1. Time: sentences 1, 4, 6, 17, 26.
        2. Place: 9, 25.
        3. Manner: 8, 19.
        4. Purpose: 7, 10, 18, 22.
        5. Reason: 2, 11, 24.
        6. Result: 21, 23.
        7. Condition: 5, 13, 20, 27, 28.
        8. Concession: 3, 12, 14, 15, 16.