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12.1 Adverb Clauses of Time

Whenever | hear that song, | get sad.

Adverb Clause Main Clause
It started to snow just as we were leaving the theater.

Main Clause Adverb Clause

a . Adverb clauses of time begin with a time word or As | was leaving my dormitory, | ran into an
phrase (when, whenever, as, as long as, as soon old friend.
as). They tell when the action or event in the main
clause happens.

2. As means when or while something is or was As | was walking home, it started to thunder.
happening.

Just as means that an action or event happened at My roommate called just as | was leaving.
exactly the same moment as another action or event.

3. As long as means from beginning to end. I'll never forget that day as long as I live.

4. Whenever means any time or every time. Whenever she tells a story, | laugh a lot.

5. Time clauses can come before or after the main We went on vacation as soon as we
clause. The meaning is the same. finished classes.
Remember: Use a comma after the time clause As soon as we finished classes, we went on
when it comes first in the sentence. vacation.

4 Underline five more adverb clauses of time in the paragraph. Add commas where necessary.

Singapore
As you fly over Singapore youll see enormous skyscrapers. Five million people live in just

270 square miles (700 sq. km) there, so most people live in tall buildings. Whenever people

think of skyscrapers they usually think of crowded spaces. However, this is not true of the
Pinnacle@Duxton in Singapore. The Pinnacle is a huge skyscraper with 1800 apartments.
You'll be amazed as you walk around it. As soon as you reach the 20th floor you'll see a 2625-

foot (800 m) jogging track. You'll feel like you're running in the clouds whenever you go there

to exercise. The skyscrapers in Singapore look like something from a science fiction movie.
They’e truly amazing works of architecture. You'll remember them as long as you live!

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