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GRAMMAR JOURNAL -- Adverb Clauses of Time:

(before you spend time collecting examples for this assignment, be sure to read the WARNINGS here! -- scroll down)
Collect the following (cut and paste them to this form, or attach clippings or xerox copies to a hardcopy of this form to be handed in). Include enough of the context (at least the sentence before and after) to make the meaning clear. (Document the source. It CANNOT be an English grammar text or handbook!):

Three of the following kinds of adverb clauses or phrases, referring to TIME:

    1. containing by
    2. containing until
    3. containing since
    4. containing now that, up to the time, or once
    5. containing from, for, or during
Paraphrase each sentence to show that you understand the meaning, including the time referred to and what the "subject" of each verb or verb form is.
Example: adverb clause or phrase containing until:
    "They think we have something to offer to the world they helped create," Spielberg says, "but I'm not sure they'll know that until we actually create something that makes a fortune for them."
(from ________Time, March 27, 1995________) 		PARAPHRASE:
_They_ don't know now.
When _we_ create something (in the future), _they_ will STOP not knowing (so then they will begin to know.)

1. adverb clause or phrase containing :
(from ) 		PARAPHRASE:

2. adverb clause or phrase containing :
(from ) 		PARAPHRASE:

3. adverb clause or phrase containing :
(from ) 		PARAPHRASE:

Ann Salzmann
Intensive English Institute
University of Illinois