首先我们要搞清楚什么是状语。状语是修饰动词、形容词、副词用的；那么有主谓结构的句子担任的状语就称之为状语从句了。

　　状语从句由从属连词所引导，既可置于句首，也可置于句末。状语从句根据它们的含义又可细分为八种：时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、方式、让步和条件。

　　那么状语从句在实际的写作中是如何得到应用的呢？笔者从雅思考官的范文中摘录了一些典型例句，供读者欣赏、学习。

　　雅思考官如何使用状语从句（8分-8.5分）：

　　（备注：雅思写作8分，官方的评价是“very good user”,而9分则属于“expert user”。一般而言，写作7分就已经属于较高的写作分数了。）

　　But the difficulties start when we try to define what the “proportion” of the budget should be.

　　I am her only surviving relative in this country, so I felt I had to go and see her immediately.

　　They feel this is one area of life where they have the right to make decisions for themselves.

　　Italy’s spending on personal stereos is only marginally greater than that of France, while spending on toys is equal between the two.

　　Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to different people.

　　Because people interpret happiness for themselves in some many different ways, it is difficult to give any definition that is true for everyone.

　　In many countries, the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with fewer children.

　　These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do not have the time for this, but in more material ways.

　　When they get to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline.

　　If they could raise them to be considerate of others and to be social, responsible individuals, the whole community would benefit.

　　While some people think this may be damaging to a child’s development, or to a child’s relationship with his or her parents, in fact there are many advantages to having school experience at a young age.

　　This is often not possible at home because they are the only child, or because their brothers or sisters are older or younger.

　　They still spend plenty of time at home with their parents, so they can benefit from both environments.