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    The document discusses adverbial clauses of manner. [1] An adverbial clause of manner specifies how something is done or completed and uses subordinators like "as," "like," or "as if." [2] Three example sentences are provided that each contain an adverbial clause of manner following the independent clause. [3] The document analyzes each example sentence to identify the adverbial clause of manner and its subject-verb combination and subordinator.

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    The document discusses adverbial clauses of manner. [1] An adverbial clause of manner specifies how something is done or completed and uses subordinators like "as," "like," or "as if." [2] Three example sentences are provided that each contain an adverbial clause of manner following the independent clause. [3] The document analyzes each example sentence to identify the adverbial clause of manner and its subject-verb combination and subordinator.

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    The document discusses adverbial clauses of manner. [1] An adverbial clause of manner specifies how something is done or completed and uses subordinators like "as," "like," or "as if." [2] Three example sentences are provided that each contain an adverbial clause of manner following the independent clause. [3] The document analyzes each example sentence to identify the adverbial clause of manner and its subject-verb combination and subordinator.

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    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Sometimes a dependent clause specifies how


    someone does something or how something is
    completed. Such a clause adds manner to a
    sentence, so it is an adverbial clause of manner.
    An adverbial clause of manner usually follows an
    independent clause and ends a sentence. The most
    common subordinator in an adverbial clause of
    manner in spoken English is “like,” but other
    subordinators also may appear in such clauses.
    Examine carefully the examples that follow.
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Each of these example sentences has a dependent


    clause which is an adverbial clause of manner:

    • He finished the work as she requested.


    • She’s acting like she really doesn’t like him.
    • Didn’t they talk as if they had read the book?

    Where is the adverbial clause of manner in each of


    these sentences? Does it precede or follow the
    independent clause? What is the subject-verb
    combination of each adverbial clause? What is the
    subordinator?
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Example Sentence:

    • He finished the work as she requested.

    The dependent clause in this example, “as she


    requested,” specifies how “He finished the work.”
    So, this dependent clause is an adverbial clause of
    manner. Its subject-verb combination is “she
    requested,” and its subordinator is “as.” The
    adverbial clause in this example follows the
    independent clause and finishes the sentence.
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Example Sentence:
    • She’s acting like she really doesn’t like him.

    The dependent clause in this example, “like she


    really doesn’t like him,” specifies how “She’s
    acting.” So, this dependent clause is an adverbial
    clause of manner. Its subject-verb combination is
    “she does…like,” and its subordinator is “like.”
    The adverbial clause here follows the independent
    clause and concludes the sentence.
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Example Sentence:
    • Didn’t they talk as if they had read the book?

    The dependent clause in this example, “as if they had


    read the book,” specifies how “they talk[ed].” So,
    this dependent clause is an adverbial clause of
    manner. Its subject-verb combination is “they had
    read,” and its subordinator is “as if.” The adverbial
    clause here, like those in the other examples,
    follows the independent clause and concludes the
    sentence.
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Example sentences:
    • He finished the work as she requested.
    • She’s acting like she really doesn’t like him.
    • Didn’t they talk as if they had read the book?

    In each of these examples, the dependent clause


    specifies how someone does something, so these
    dependent clauses are all adverbial clauses of
    manner. The subordinators here are respectively
    as, like, and as if. All of these dependent clauses
    follow independent clauses and conclude their
    respective sentences.
    Adverbial Clauses of Manner

    Subordinators that may appear in adverbial clauses


    of manner include:

    • as, as if, like.

    See the section on subordinators for more details


    about each of these.

    Adverbial Clauses

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