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Adverbial Clauses of Cause and Result

The document discusses different types of adverbial clauses in English including clauses of place, time, reason/purpose, contrast, and condition. It provides the definitions and examples of each type. Conjunctions commonly used to introduce each clause are identified such as "where", "before", "because", "although", and "if". The key components of an adverbial clause are a subordinating conjunction, a subject, and a verb. Adverbial clauses can modify verbs or adjectives and commas are usually used when they begin a sentence.

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Adverbial Clauses of Cause and Result

The document discusses different types of adverbial clauses in English including clauses of place, time, reason/purpose, contrast, and condition. It provides the definitions and examples of each type. Conjunctions commonly used to introduce each clause are identified such as "where", "before", "because", "although", and "if". The key components of an adverbial clause are a subordinating conjunction, a subject, and a verb. Adverbial clauses can modify verbs or adjectives and commas are usually used when they begin a sentence.

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Adverbial Clauses of cause and result

What Is an Adverbial Clause?


An adverbial clause is a group of words that plays the role of an adverb. (Like all
clauses, an adverbial clause contains a subject and a verb.)

Una cláusula de adverbio, también conocida como cláusula adverbial, es una


cláusula dependiente que funciona como un adverbio en una oración. Modifica el
verbo principal y nos dice POR QUÉ, CUÁNDO, DÓNDE y CÓMO ocurre una
acción. Dado que es una cláusula dependiente, comienza con una conjunción
subordinada.

Examples
I. I can not go on holiday, because I don’t have enough money. (Reason)
II. She ate as if she were starving for years. (Manner)
III. You should arrive at school before 10:30. (Time)
IV. That is the cafe where we held the meeting. (Place)
V. Unless you are to tired let’s go for a walk at the park. (Condition)
VI. I will get up early so that I will see you. (Purpose)

Adverb Clause of Place


An adverb clause of place answers the question WHY; it tells us the place of an
action.

Conjunctions used: where, anywhere, everywhere

Examples:
I. He will meet us where we used to party back in the days.
II. You can park your car anywhere you want.
III. I see you everywhere I go.
IV. It’s my house. You can sleep anywhere you want.
V. My dog koto follows me wherever I go.

Adverb Clause of Time


An adverb clause of time modifies a verb and tells us WHEN it takes place.

Conjunctions used: after, before, until, by the time, as soon as, when, whenever,
since

Examples:
I. I will call you after the meeting gets over.
II. Make sure you come back to your seat before the boss arrives here.
III. Everyone started crying as soon as I gave my resignation.
IV. She gets mad whenever I call her Poopoo.
V. I haven’t seen my friend Ronny since we had an argument at a party.
VI. We will have left by the time you come back home.

Adverb Clause of Reason/Purpose


An adverb clause of reason/purpose modifies a verb and tells us WHY the action
happens. It tells us the reason or the purpose of the action.

Conjunctions used: Because, since, as, so, so that, that

Examples:
I. Jon quit the job because he was not happy with his salary.
II. We didn’t celebrate his birthday as one of our friends had a brutal accident.
III. Since it was pouring down rain, we did not move out.
IV. He is working day and night so that his family can live happily.
V. She was happy that we came out to support her.

Adverb Clause of Contrast


An adverb clause of contrast modifies a verb by giving contrasting information.

Conjunctions used: Though, although, even though

Examples:
I. Though he had a high fever, he continued working.
II. The beggar gave me the only burger he had although he was hungry.
III. Even though she is famous and beautiful, I’ll not marry her.
IV. The company didn’t consider his application though he performed better
than all the other candidates for the job.
V. We were thrown out of the hall thought we all had entry passes.

Adverb Clause of Condition


An adverb clause of condition modifies a verb by telling in what condition it
happens.

Conjunctions used: If, only if, unless


Examples:
I. If you apologize to her, I will let you work here.
II. They will not return your car unless you pay the loan.
III. My father promised to buy me a bike if I pass the upcoming test.
IV. If it rains today, we will go out and dance.

Composition of an adverb clause


Necesitamos los siguientes tres componentes, al menos, para formar una cláusula
de adverbio:

 Conjunción subordinante (de la lista anterior)


 Sujeto (sustantivo / pronombre)
 Verbo

I’ll call you when I get free.

Si una cláusula dependiente que consta de cualquiera de las conjunciones


subordinadas anteriores y una combinación de sujeto-verbo modifica un verbo
indicando su lugar, tiempo, razón, concesión y condición, se denomina adverbio o
cláusula adverbial, ya que funciona como un adverbio.

An adverb clause also modifies an adjective


Una cláusula de adverbio generalmente modifica un verbo, pero también puede
modificar un adjetivo.
 He was sad that he couldn’t come to my birthday party. (modifying the
adjective ‘sad’)
 The teacher was angry that we didn’t perform well in the test. (modifying the
adjective ‘angry’)

Adverb clauses and commas


Cuando las cláusulas de adverbio vienen al principio de una oración, es mejor usar
una coma después de ella. La coma deja en claro dónde termina la cláusula del
adverbio.
 After the match ends, we will have a party.
 If he becomes the team leader, everyone will be happy.

Important points to note


 Las cláusulas de adverbio comienzan con conjunciones subordinadas como
cuando, después, antes, si, tan pronto como, sin embargo, porque…
 Las cláusulas de adverbio modifican los verbos principales diciéndonos
CUÁNDO, DÓNDE, CÓMO y POR QUÉ ocurre la acción.
 Las cláusulas adverbiales también se denominan cláusulas adverbiales ya
que funcionan de forma adverbial

Clauses of Result - Teoría

USO: Para referirse a los motivos o resultados de una acción o hecho.

F0RMA:

Se usa SO y SUCH en la oración principal para explicar un resultado de la oración


subordinada que comienze con THAT. Se usa SINCE, AS, AS LONG AS y NOW
THAT para introduir una oración subordinada que explica el verbo de la oración
principal.

EJEMPLOS:

 'He is so fast he always wins all the races.'


 'Dave is such a good student, that everybody looks up to him.'
 'We decided to stop, since we were very tired and bored.'
 'As long as he agrees with my proposal I will do it.'
 'I think I'll leave, now that the class has ended.'

SUCH... THAT and SO... THAT


USO: Estos se usan en la oración principal para explicar el motivo de una acción o
hecho. SO... THAT se usa con adjetivos o adverbios y SUCH... THAT con
adjetivos y sustantivos.

FORMA:

WITH ADJECTIVES

[SUJETO + BE + SO + ADJETIVO + THAT + FRASE SUBORDINADA]

EJEMPLOS:

 'Usain is so fast that he always wins his races.'


 'I am so pumped that I can't go to sleep.'

So + clause : I was exhausted, so I went to bed at 9 p.m -

Estaba muy cansado, así que (como resultado de estar cansado) me fui a la cama
a las 9.

So + adjetivo / adverbio + that + clause: I was so tired that I went to bed at 9 pm.
- Estaba tan cansado que me fui a la cama a las 9.

As a result + clause: We left too late. As a result, we missed the train - Nos
marchamos demasiado tarde. Como resultado (consecuencia), perdimos el tren.

Therefore + clause: Significa “por lo tanto”, “por consiguiente”, “luego”… Ejemplo:

I failed my English test in June. Therefore, I took it again in September - Suspendí


el examen de inglés en junio. Por lo tanto, lo volví a hacer en septiembre.

Such + a / an + adjetivo + sustantivo en singular + that + clause: It was such a


boring film that I fell asleep - Era una película tan aburrida que me quede dormido..

Such + adjetivo + sustantivo en plural / sustantivo incontable + that + clause:


They were such hard working people thatthey soon got promoted. - Eran unas
personas tan trabajadoras que pronto las ascendieron.
So much (o “many” para sustantivos contables) + sustantivo + that + clause:
There were so many people there that they couldn't all fit in the room - Había tanta
gente allí que no todos cabían en la habitación.

Such that / In such a way that: Nos servirán igualmente para expresar un
resultado, si bien en contextos académicos o muy formales

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