<p>Adverb Clauses of Time</p><p>Adverb clauses of time answer the question, WHEN Adverb clauses of time start with subordinate conjunctions such as:  after  before  when  while  since  until</p><p>Be careful; do not confuse subordinate conjunctions with prepositions. The grammar is different. Preposition + noun phrase Subordinate conjunction + subject + verb + …</p><p>Practice 1: Prepositions and Subordinate Conjunctions</p><p>Directions: Compare each pair of sentences and tell if the bold words in these sentences are prepositions (PP) or subordinate conjunctions (SC).</p><p>1. ______John visited his friend after dinner. </p><p>2. ______John visited his friend after he finished his homework.</p><p>3. ______Before class, Melissa printed her assignment. </p><p>4. ______Before Melissa went to class, she studied for the quiz.</p><p>5. ______While Jean was eating breakfast, she chatted with her friends.</p><p>6. ______During breakfast, Jean thought about her next class.</p><p>7. ______George has been sick since Saturday.</p><p>8. ______George has been a student in college since he was 17 years old.</p><p>9. ______George has been at RIT for 3 years.</p><p>[Answers] Practice 2: Adverb Clauses of Time (Use after Rosewood, Part 1)</p><p>Directions: Find and underline the adverb clauses of time in these sentences, and add a comma in the sentence if needed.| Example: We began watching the movie when the spring quarter was in its sixth week.</p><p>1. Some people of Sumner and Rosewood had lived there since they were born. </p><p>2. Mr. Mann was riding a horse when he arrived in the area.</p><p>3. After he arrived in Rosewood the people wanted to know more about him.</p><p>4. He came to town while Scrappie was teaching a group of children.</p><p>5. She continued teaching until she saw him.</p><p>6. While he was walking around town he noticed that a piece of land was for sale.</p><p>7. There was a dinner party at Aunt Sarah’s home after Mr. Mann came to town.</p><p>8. A terrible thing happened while Aunt Sarah and Philomena were hanging out the laundry at Fanny’s house.</p><p>9. Both Philomena and Aunt Sarah saw a man walk out of Fanny’s house before Philomena walked in.</p><p>10. Sarah walked into Fanny’s house after Philomena went in.</p><p>11. When Philomena and Sarah leave Fanny’s house Part 1 of the movie ends.</p><p>[Answers]</p>