Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence with an Adverb clause.
Let him be arrested ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → wherever he may be found
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Complete sentence: Let him be arrested wherever he may be found. The order is to arrest him in any place he is found, so the clause is wherever he may be found. It modifies "be arrested".
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) wherever he may be found (answer) | An adverb clause does the work of an adverb: it tells when, where, why or how the action of the main clause happens. An adverb clause of place begins with where or wherever (in any place that). | The dog follows him wherever he goes. |
| (2) however he may be found | However means "in whatever way" and makes no sense with "found" here. The order is about place. | – |
| (3) as he may be found | As introduces a reason, time or manner, and "as he may be found" does not fit any of them. | – |
| (4) while he may be found | While introduces a time clause for an action going on, and "while he may be found" is not a natural clause. | – |