The correct answer is: [A]: ________________________________________________________ "People will not get ahead if they do not study." ________________________________________________________ Explanation: ________________________________________________________ Note that one (1) feature of an "adverb clause" is that an "adverb clause" must begin with a "subordinating conjunction". ________________________________________________________ The only answer choices provided that meet this criterion are: ________________________________________________________ Choice: [A]: "People will not get ahead if they do not study."
In this sentence, there is a "subordinating conjunction"— which is—" if ". ________________________________________________________ Choice: [C]: " Because of the defensive driving lessons, I am probably a better driving today ".
In this sentence, there is a "subordinating conjunction" — which is—"Because" . ________________________________________________________ Note the other criteria for "adverb clauses" —as follows: ________________________________________________________ 1) Adverb clauses are "modifiers".
2) Adverb clauses contain both a subject AND a verb.
3) Adverb clauses, on their own, do not form complete sentences. _______________________________________________________ Consider: Choice: [C]: _______________________________________________________ "Because of the defensive driving lessons, I am probably a better driving today."
→ Note: Since the particular clause beings with the "subordinating conjunction—"Because" (in this case) — consider the phrase: _______________________________________________________ "Because of the defense driving lessons" ;
→ This is NOT an "adverb clause". An "adverb clause" must contain BOTH a "noun" AND a "verb"— and this particular clause does NOT contain a "verb".
Rule out "Choice: [C] " . ___________________________________________________________ Consider:
"Choice:[A]: "People will not get ahead if they do not study."
→<u>Note</u>: Since the particular clause beings with the "subordinating conjunction"—" if " (in this case)— consider the phrase: _______________________________________________________ " if they do not study ." _______________________________________________________
→ Note the following: _______________________________________________________ 1) This clause contains BOTH a "noun" —which is: "they" (a subject pronoun referring to "people"); AND a "verb" —which is: "do [not] study" .
2) This clause modifies "people" .
3) This clause is a NOT a sentence if it stands alone. ___________________________________________________________ Thus; this very answer choice: "Answer choice: [A]: __________________________________________________________ → "People will not get ahead if they do not study." __________________________________________________________ →is the only sentence — (among the answer choices provided) — that:1) is an "adverb clause" ; AND: that:2) is the correct answer. __________________________________________________________
