oO Sandra looked paler than I had ever seen her look before. (adverb clause modifies adjective) oO Darryl shouted loudly so that the rescue party could hear him. (adverb clause modifies adverb) o Unless everyone cooperates, this plan will never succeed. (adverb clause modifies whole sentence) e The word or word group that introduces an adverb clause is always a subordinating conjunction. Here are the most common of these conjunctions, grouped according to the questions they answer. O When? after, as, as soon as, before, since, until, when, OO whenever, while Where? where, wherever em. How? as if, as though Why? as, because, now that, since, so that Under what conditions? although, if, once, provided that, though, unless O e To what extent? than Occasionally in an adverb clause, the omission of one or more words won't hurt its meaning. Such a construction is called an elliptical clause. O While (he was) making a sandwich, Garth hummed softly. (he was omitted but understood) e Unlike noun and adjective clauses, adverb clauses can often be moved about in their sentences. o Garth hummed softly while (he was) making a sandwich. 24