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adverbial clause

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adverbial clause

Subordinate clause with the function of an adverb in the whole sentence. This means that the adverbial clause adds information to a main clause about circumstances, including time, place, and cause, as in ‘He dialled 999 to call the fire brigade.’



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Adverbial clauses require the subjunctive or the indicative mood depending on whether the clause introduced by them is intended to denote a future/retrospective future situation or not, respectively.
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