2. Why did he drink water?
Reason: He was thirsty.
He drank water because he was
thirsty.
Becauseexpressesa
cause:itgivesa
reason.
3. He drank water = a complete
sentence.
MAIN CLAUSE: He drank water.
Amainclauseisa
completesentence.
4. because he was thirsty = NOT a
complete sentence.
Anadverbclauseis
NOTacomplete
sentence.
5. Because introduces an adverb
clause:
Because + subject + verb = an
adverb clause
ADVERB CLAUSE: because he
was thirsty
Anadverbclauseis
NOTacomplete
sentence.
6. main clause + no comma + adverb
clause
He drank water because he was
thirsty.
Anadverbclauseis
connectedtoamain
clause.
7. adverb clause + comma + main
clause
Because he was thirsty, he drank
water.
Anadverbclauseis
connectedtoamain
clause.
8. These two sentences mean the
same thing.
He drank water because he was
thirsty.
Because he was thirsty, he drank
water.
Anadverbclauseis
connectedtoamain
clause.
9. Because he was thirsty cannot
stand alone as a sentence that
starts with a capital and ends
with a period.
**He drank water. Because he
was thirsty.
BECAREFUL!
10. It has to be connected with a main
clause.
He drank water because he was
thirsty.
=
Because he was thirsty, he drank
water.
BECAREFUL!
11. CORRECT IN SPEAKING:
-- Why did he drink some water?
-- Because he was thirsty.
InspokenEnglish,an
adverbclausecanbe
usedastheshort
answertoa
question.