214 Part 111 ISentenceStructure
Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.- Peopleprefertoshop/ creditcardsareacceptedthere
Peopleprefertoshop~creditcardsareaccepted. - Consumerstendtobuymore/ creditcardsareacceptedforpaymentof
merchandisethere. - Youcannotusecreditcards/youshopthere.
- Thereareafewplacesofbusiness/a creditcardis notacceptedthere.
5.Travelerscanusecreditcardsinforeigncountries/theyareacceptedthere.B. ATMmachinesandcellphonesaretwocommonobjectsthatdidnotexist
50 yearsago.Choosesomethingthatyourgrandmothermightnothaveseen
butthatis everywheretoday.
Writea shortparagraphonyourtopic.Useat leastthreeadverbplace
clausesinyourparagraph.Circlethesubordinators.(Ifyoucannotwritea whole
paragraphononetopic,writeat leastfoursentencesondifferenttopics.)
Suggestedtopics:cellphones,ATMmachines,peoplewalkingaround
withheadphones,Starbucksstores,litter,homelesspeople,peopleeatingin
theircars,no-smokingsigns,recyclingbins,bumperstickers.Distance,Frequenc1', and MannerClauses
Adverbclausesofdistanceanswerthe question"Howfar?"Adverbclausesof
frequencyanswerthequestion"Howoften?"Adverbclausesofmanneranswer
thequestion"How?"Distance,frequency,andmost(butnotall) mannerclauses
followtheindependentclause......
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as+adverb+as:distance Firehaddestroyedthetreesintheforestasfarasthe
eyecouldsee.
as+adverb+as:frequency I donotvisitmyparentsasoftenastheywouldlike
meto.
as:manner Wemixedthechemicalsexactlyasthelabinstructorhad
toldusto.
as+adverb+as:manner Ourinstructoraskedustofilloutthequestionnaireas
carefullyaswecould.
asif,asthough:manner Thebus'senginesoundsasif/asthoughit is goingtostall
atanymoment.