Question

Which sentences contain an adverb clause? 1) Darla set up a studio because she enjoyed painting. 2) As Aaron was having a midnight snack, he heard a loud noise coming from the basement. 3)The entire town was searching for the girl with the red hair. 4) They listened to what he had to say but disagreed with him in the end.

Answer 1

1. Darla set up a studio because she enjoyed painting. This is an adverb clause because the 'because' in the sentence explains why Darla set up a studio.

Answer 2

Answer:

The sentences that contain an adverb clause are sentences 1 and 2.

Explanation:

Adverb clauses, also called adverbial clauses, are dependant clauses that function as adverbs. As such, they modify adjectives, another adverb, or verbs. What is more, as adverbial clauses are dependent clauses, they must contain a subordinating conjunction to connect them to the rest of the sentence. In the sentences above the adverbial clauses are the following ones: "Because she enjoyed painting" (1) and "as Aaron was having a midnight snack" (2). The subordinating conjunctions that introduce the clauses are "because" and "as".