We returned _when the sun set_.
At the hour; on the playground; by moonlight; in youth; among icebergs;
after school; at the forks of the road; during the day; before church; with
my friend.
To each of the following independent clauses, join an adverb clause,
and so make complex sentences.
---- Peter began to sink. The man dies ----. Grass grows ----. Iron ----
can easily be shaped. The rattlesnake shakes his rattle ----. ---- a nation
mourns. Pittsburg stands ----. He dared to lead ----.
+To the Teacher+.--For additional composition exercises with particular
reference to adverb clauses, see Notes, p. 177.
See COMPOSITION EXERCISES in the Supplement--Selection from the Brothers
Grimm.
REVIEW QUESTIONS.
In what two ways may nouns be used as modifiers? Illustrate. Nouns and
pronouns denoting possession may sometimes be changed into what?
Illustrate. Give the rule for the punctuation of explanatory modifiers.
Into what may an adjective be expanded? Into what may a participial phrase
be expanded? Give illustrations.
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