Identify the adverb clause and tell what it modifies.
1. Because the house had been vacant for so long, the lawn and garden were overgrown.
2. The grass in the front looked as if it hadn't been cut in months.
3. Ruth began mowing lawn while Lou and I weeded the flower beds.
4. We decided to borrow some tools because the weeds were extremely thick.
5. We were unable to cut though the heavy undergrowth until we started using a machine.
6. Before we pulled out the weeds, we couldn't even see the roses.
7. We piled the debris in a huge mound so that it could be hauled away later.
8. After Ruth had mowed the lawn, she was exhausted.
9. We all stretched out in the shade when we stopped for a rest.
10. Long hours in the sun had made us feel as though the day would never end.
1. Because the house had been vacant for so long-overgrown
2. as if it hadn't been cut in months-looked
3. while Lou and I weeded the flower beds-began
4. because the weeds were extremely thick-decided
5. until we started using a machine-unable
6. Before we pulled out the weeds-see
7. so that it could be hauled away later-piled
8. After Ruth had mowed the lawn-exhausted
9. when we stopped for a rest-stretched
10. as though the day would never end-feel
Because the house had been vacant for so long
1. Because the house had been vacant for so long modifies the main clause "the lawn and garden were overgrown."
2. as if it hadn't been cut in months modifies the verb "looked."
3. while Lou and I weeded the flower beds modifies the verb "began."
4. because the weeds were extremely thick modifies the verb "decided."
5. until we started using a machine modifies the verb "unable."
6. Before we pulled out the weeds modifies the verb "see."
7. so that it could be hauled away later modifies the verb "piled."
8. After Ruth had mowed the lawn modifies the verb "exhausted."
9. when we stopped for a rest modifies the verb "stretched."
10. as though the day would never end modifies the verb "feel."
1. The adverb clause is "Because the house had been vacant for so long", and it modifies the main clause "the lawn and garden were overgrown".
2. The adverb clause is "as if it hadn't been cut in months", and it modifies the verb "looked".
3. The adverb clause is "while Lou and I weeded the flower beds", and it modifies the verb "began".
4. The adverb clause is "because the weeds were extremely thick", and it modifies the verb "decided".
5. The adverb clause is "until we started using a machine", and it modifies the verb "unable".
6. The adverb clause is "Before we pulled out the weeds", and it modifies the verb "see".
7. The adverb clause is "so that it could be hauled away later", and it modifies the verb "piled".
8. The adverb clause is "After Ruth had mowed the lawn", and it modifies the verb "exhausted".
9. The adverb clause is "when we stopped for a rest", and it modifies the verb "stretched".
10. The adverb clause is "as though the day would never end", and it modifies the verb "feel".
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All answers are correct.