Question

Complete the sentence with a suitable adverb clause;
Eat slowly ________.
A) Lest you should get indigestion
B) And eat all of it if you like
C) For you have time
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Adverb clauses are groups of words that play the role of an adverb in a given sentence. It can be used in the beginning, middle or the end of the sentence as per the requirement. They are used to add information and elaborate on when, where, how, why and in what conditions the verb in the sentence is taking place.

Complete answer:
Now let us look into the given options:
Option (A) Lest you should get indigestion – The word ‘lest’ means ‘in case’ and the word ‘should’ is used to indicate future. When the words lest and should are used together, they act as an adverb clause meaning ‘incase in future’. Thus, this option is correct.
Option (B) And eat all of it if you like – In this option the clause begins with ‘and’ which is a conjunction and ‘eat all of it’ is the second clause. ‘If’ is the second conjunction and ‘you like’ is the third clause. Therefore, three clauses are connected together with two conjunctions and there are no adverb clauses. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option (C) For you have time – In this option the sentence begins with the conjunction ‘for’ and ‘you have time’ is the second clause. Thus, two clauses are connected with a conjunction and there is no adverb clause. Therefore, this option is also incorrect.
Option (D) None of these – This option is incorrect as option (A) is the correct option.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) i.e, Lest you should get indigestion.

Note: Some examples of correctly used adverb clauses are;
- My brother, when he’s angry, will turn red in the face.
- We kept practicing the song, until we got it right.
- She likes this car more than her husband does.
- These are all clauses, which are acting as adverbs and describing how the actions are taking place.