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in the sentence below, identify the adverb clause, subordinating conjunction, and the word(s) modified. the girls greeted each other as though nothing had happened.

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Answer: The adverb clause in the sentence provided is "as though nothing had happened". The subordinating conjunction is "as though" and the word modified is "greeted".

Explanation: An adverb clause is a subordinate clause, that is to say a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence and that is introduced by a subordinating conjunction. In the sentence provided, "as though nothing had happened" does not express a full idea by itself and it is acting as an adverb; therefore, it is an adverb clause. It has been introduced by the subordinating conjunction "as though" and it is modifying the main verb of the independent clause ("the girls greeted each other"): "greeted".

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The adverb clause in this sentence is as though nothing had happened. The subordinating conjunction is as though. The word that is being modified by the conjunction and the whole sentence is the verb greeted.
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