Microsoft Word Theoretical Course of English Grammar

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“I remember the time 
(when) we went to school together
.” 
“They did it with the purpose 
that no one might escape the punishment
.”
c. appositive clauses which define the meaning of the antecedent represented by indefi-
nite or demonstrative pronouns:
“I can’t agree with all 
what you are telling me
.” 
“Everything 
what you see in this room
is your.” 
Functional-semantic types of English adverbial clauses 
Adverbial clauses refer to a verb, an adjective or an adverb of the main clause. They are 
usually joined to the main clause by means of subordinating conjunctions. When an adverbial 
clause precedes the main clause it is set off with a comma.
Adverbial clauses constitute a vast domain (sphere) of syntax which falls into many subdi-
visions according to their functional-semantic peculiarities. Speaking of the semantics of 
adverbial clauses, we should remember that we are concerned with generalized grammatical 
meanings which are of syntactic relevance. Therefore, the classification of adverbial clauses 
into subtypes is mainly based on their functional meanings, according to which the whole 
system of adverbial clauses is divided into four groups:
1.
The first group of adverbial clauses includes clauses of 
time
and of 
place
; 
2.
The second group of adverbial clauses comprises clauses of 
manner
and 
compari-
son
; 
3.
The third group of adverbial clauses includes clauses of 
attendant circumstances 
(
თანმხლები
გარემოება
)
, 
condition
, 
cause
, 
purpose
, 
reason
, 
result
, 
concession 
(
დათმობითობა
)
; 
4.
The fourth group of adverbial clauses is formed by 
parenthetical 
or 
insertive
claus-
es.
The first group includes clauses of time and of place. Their common semantic basis can be 
defined as “localization” – respectively, temporal (answering the question 
when
)
,
and spatial 
(answering the question 
where
).

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Theoretical Course of English Grammar 
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