Adverbial clause
In this very long compound-complex sentence, which I found it on a website, there is an adverbial clause (between dots) :
“Thinking hurriedly about his words, the professor, given confidence by years of experience and energised by the anticipatory crowd, stepped onto the stage to make his guest appearance … even though he wasn’t prepared … to make a speech or deliver this lecture, which he’d spent barely five minutes rehearsing, to the audience of peers and students who sat eager-eyed, awaiting the first word that would soon leave his mouth.”
Can anyone explain to me why it is adverbial? What word or phrase does this adverbial clause modify?
Thank you!
Top answer
It is just a dependent clause. It has a subject and inflected verb. In modern grammar, it is termed an adjunct .
- It is just a dependent clause.
- It has a subject and inflected verb.
- In modern grammar, it is termed an adjunct .
- Adjunct elements can be removed without affecting the sentence structure.
- You can read more details here.
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It is just a dependent clause. It has a subject and inflected verb. In modern grammar, it is termed an adjunct. Adjunct elements can be removed without affecting the sentence structure.
You can read more details here.
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