Question

What are the 3 Adverbial clauses in this paragraph?

After Iris put the final touches on her grant proposal, her mentor read the document carefully. Iris was concerned that her request was longer than Jonathon's. Because her grant request was for over one hundred thousand dollars, Iris was also nervous. Jonathon was as cool as a cucumber. Although Iris submitted a thorough proposal, she could not stop talking about its flaws. Jonathon was glad that the committee planned to inform the candidates before the winter holidays.

Answer 1

After Iris put the final touches on her grand proposal,

Because her grant request was for over one hundred thousand dollars,

Although Iris submitted a thorough proposal,

Answer 2

An adverb clause is a collection of words that act as an adverb. The clause can modify adverbs, verbs, and adjectives by telling why, when, how, where, how much and under what condition. They usually begin with subordinating conjunctions.So the three clauses here are:After Iris put the final touches on her grant proposal… Because her grant request was for over one hundred thousand dollars....  Although Iris submitted a thorough proposal…