Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Anywhereyougo,youhearpeopletalkingontheircell

phones.

CanyouuseanATMcardeverywhereyoushop?

Mostpeopleshopwheretheygetthelowestprices.

wherever:anyplace I paybycreditcardwhereverI can.

everywhere:everyplace

anywhere:anyplace

where:a specificplace

A. Step 1 Formanadverbplaceclausebyreplacingthewordtherewitha place

subordinatorintheappropriatesentenceineachpair.Useallfour

subordinatorsatleastonce.

Step2 Writea newsentencebycombiningtheadverbclausewiththe

independentclause.Adda commaifnecessary.

Step 3 Circlethesubordinators.

Anadverbplaceclausetellswheretheactiondescribedbythemainverbtook

place.Thesubordinatorswherevel;everywhere,andanywherearesimilarinmean-

ingandareinterchangeable.Youcanbegina sentencewithwherever, everywhere,

andanywhereclauses,butusuallynotwithawhereclause.(Expressionssuchasthe

followingareexceptions:Wherethereis lightning, thereis thunder.Wherethereis

smoke,thereis fire.)

Ch.apter 13 I AdverbClauses 213

5. Youaresuretheearthquakeis over.Youmaybegintomovearound.You
   havecheckedcarefullyforfallenpowerlines.Youmaygooutside.

Everyoneshouldknowwhattodo<8iiVanearthquakestrikes.

B. Chooseeithertopic1 or2 andwriteanoriginalparagraphona separatesheet

ofpaper.Useadverb timeclausesinyourparagraph.Usea varietyoftime

subordinators,andcirclethem.

1.Tellsomeonewhattodointheeventofa housefire,anautoaccident,a

boatsinking,oranyotherdramaticevent.

2. Createa story(realorimaginary)abouta dramaticeventthat-happenedto
   youinthepast.

PlaceClauses

Place Clauses