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On todays post we will learn a little about the connectors SINCE, BECA SE, E "O, and a #ew others$And also how to call the% in traditional gra%%ar ter%s, what they %ean, how and when you can use the%in a sentence$ But we %ust understand so%e concepts #irst$

o you &now what an ad'erbial clause is(

An ad'erb clause )or ad'erbial clause* is a group o# words that #unction as an ad'erb$ "he clause can%odi#y 'erbs, ad'erbs and ad+ecti'es by telling when, where, why, how, how %uch and under whatcondition$ "hey begin with a subordinating con+unction )such as, a#ter, i#, because and although* and theycontain a sub+ect and a predicate$

hat about an ad'erb clause o# reason or cause(

An ad'erb clause o# reason)purpose* or cause and e##ect o##ers a reason #or the %ain idea$ In other words,it e-plains the reasons #or what happens in the %ain clause$ An ad'erb clause o# reason o#ten starts withone o# the #ollowing subordinating con+unctions. as , because , given, so , since, due to(the fact that), sothat, etc $ Note that all o# these e-pressions are synony%s o# /because/$

Here are so%e e-a%ples.

I don/t ha'e a ban& account, because I don/t &now %y %other/s %aiden na%e$ Since you are li&e no other being e'er created since the beginning o# ti%e, you are inco%parable$ I didn/t call her because I/% shy$ She too& a co%puter course so that she could get a better +ob .

Now lets see the use of each of those SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:

Because "hey recei'ed a high %ar& on their e-a% because they had studied hard$ I/% studying hard because I want to pass %y e-a%$ He wor&s a lot o# o'erti%e because his rent is so e-pensi'e

Notice how 0because1 can be used with a 'ariety o# tenses based on the ti%e relationship between the twoclauses$

Since Since he lo'es %usic so %uch, he decided to go to a conser'atory$ "hey had to lea'e early since their train le#t at 2$34$

/Since/ %eans the sa%e as because$ /Since/ tends to be used in %ore in#or%al spo&en English$ Impo tantnote: 5Since5 when used as a con+unction, typically re#ers to a period o# ti%e, while 5because5 i%plies acause or reason$

As As the test is di##icult, you had better get so%e sleep$

/As/ %eans the sa%e as because$ /As/ tends to be used in %ore #or%al, written English$

Due to the fact that

e will be staying #or an e-tra wee& due to the #act that we ha'e not #inished yet$

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/ ue to the #act that/ %eans the sa%e as 0because1$ / ue to the #act that/ is generally used in 'ery #or%al, written English$

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se 0because o#1 or 0due to1 be#ore a noun phrase$

se 0Since1 or 0Because1 be#ore a clause stating a reason$

Its time to p actice what !ou"e lea ne#$

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6 Co%plete each ad'erb clause below with the correct connector such as as , because , so , since, due to(the fact that), so that .

'( 777777777777777777 he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that hegot an A$

)( 7777777777777777 %y #ather has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats$

*( He doesn/t understand 7777777777777777 he doesn/t spea& 8rench 'ery well$

+( He spo&e slowly 7777777777777777 she would understand$

,(--------- students were gaining weight in their #irst year o# college, health pro#essionals decided tostudy their proble%$

.( 8irst, they saw that students had easy access to #ood 7777777777777 college %eal plans$

/( 77777777777777students are used to eating balanced %eals prepared their parents, they don/t &nowhow to balance %eals by the%sel'es when they go away to college$

0( I/% studying hard --------- I want to pass the e-a%$

1( ---------- I had plenty o# ti%e, I decided to wal& #or a while$

'2( "hey had to lea'e early -------- their train le#t at 9 a$%$

''( --------- you can coo&, why don/t you %a&e a chocolate ca&e #or us(

')( She %ay need so%e help --------- she/s new in the co%pany$

'*( --------- he is %y #riend, I will help hi%$

'+( Classes were cancelled today -------------- there was a snowstor%$

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',( I put on %y coat ---------- I was cold$

'.( I was cold, ---------- I put on %y coat$

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