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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Adverb clause

Hi all.
Please tell me Except "faster" which is an adverb, Is the underlined clause an adverb clause?

Walk faster if you want to keep up with me.
  

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I think I am wrong. It's "to keep up with me"

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  • It's "to keep up with me"
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I think I am wrong.
It's "to keep up with me"
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MIG Is the underlined clause an adverb clause?
It is. All if-clauses are adverb clauses. And also:

because clauses, when clauses, where clauses, after clauses, before clauses, until clauses, unless clauses, ...

CJ
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Thank you CalifJim .Emotion: rose
Please forgive me if I am abusing your kindness.
I have one more question (last one).

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MIGIs "to keep up with me" an adverb phrase (infinitive phrase) ?I would say No, because its integrated within the structure of if-clause.
Correct.

CJ
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Thank you CalifJim.Emotion: rose
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MIGIs the underlined clause an adverb clause?
Walk faster if you want to keep up with me.
? ??? ?t ?? ? ?r??o??t?on ?hr??? fun?t?on?ng ?? ?d?un?t, w?th th? ?r??o??t?on ?f ?? h??d ?nd th? ?l?u?? ?ou w?nt to k??? u? w?th m? ?? ?om?l?m?nt. I would ignore old-fashioned, misleading terms like “adverb clause”: clauses are headed by ve
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Wow.
Thank you Aspara Gus.Emotion: rose
Your reply
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MIGBut when I searched for "list of Prepositions" I couldn't find "if" in any of them.
That’s because most grammar sites still take the traditional approach, but grammar has moved on. Words like if, when, because, unless, etc., which were originally called “subordinating conjunctions”, are now analyzed as prepositions, ones that don’t take a noun
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Thank you very much dear Aspara Gus.Emotion: rose
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Aspara Gus MIGBut when I searched for "list of Prepositions" I couldn't find "if" in any of them.That’s because most grammar sites still take the traditional approach, but grammar has moved on. Words like if, when, because, unless, etc., which were originally called “subordinating conjunctions”, are now analyzed as prepositions, ones that don’t take a noun phrase complemen
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