Question
Identify the sentence that uses an adverbial clause. Select the two correct answers.
A. Olivier J. Wallach, who founded the college, has a building named after him there.
B. The bird that we saw on our South African safari was called a lilac-breasted roller.
C. Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.
D. None of us could believe what the mountain climber described in his lecture.
E. So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
A. Olivier J. Wallach, who founded the college, has a building named after him there.
B. The bird that we saw on our South African safari was called a lilac-breasted roller.
C. Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.
D. None of us could believe what the mountain climber described in his lecture.
E. So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
Answers
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The two sentences that use an adverbial clause are:
C. Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.
E. So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
In these sentences, E contains the adverbial clause "So that we would have enough left for tomorrow," which explains the purpose of using only half of the vegetables. Sentence C includes "despite it being his first year on the team," which provides context for Javy's situation, although it can be considered more of a participial phrase than a typical adverbial clause.
The clear adverbial clause is found in E.
C. Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.
E. So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
In these sentences, E contains the adverbial clause "So that we would have enough left for tomorrow," which explains the purpose of using only half of the vegetables. Sentence C includes "despite it being his first year on the team," which provides context for Javy's situation, although it can be considered more of a participial phrase than a typical adverbial clause.
The clear adverbial clause is found in E.