Question

Add a suitable adverb clause to complete the sentence :

_______________, I reminisced about my childhood.

a)While being a child
b)While I drove to my parents' house
c)While driving to my parents' house
d)None of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: An adverb clause is a dependent clause that functions as an adverb.

Complete answer:

 An entire clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbial clauses can be divided into several groups according to the actions or senses of their conjunction, such as, time, condition, purpose, reason, concession, place, comparison, manner, result. In the given question, we have to choose the correct adverb clause to complete the sentence. The sentence is ending with "________, I reminisced about my childhood". Option 'a' is "While being a child", which, by using our common sense, can be excluded because we cannot "reminisce" about our childhood "while being a child". Option 'b' is "While I drove to my parents' house", which also cannot be the correct answer because "drove" cannot be used with the predicate of this sentence because it is a past participle. Option 'c' is "While driving to my parents' house" is the correct answer as it is grammatically satisfying and can be used as the subject to the given sentence. Option 'd' is "none of the above", which we'll not choose because we have already found a suitable answer. So, the complete sentence would be, "While driving to my parents' house, I reminisced about my childhood." The correct answer is option 'c'.

Note: Adverbial clauses function mainly as adjuncts or disjuncts.