Connectors of reason, purpose and contrast
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The document discusses different connectors used to indicate reason, purpose, contrast and contradiction in sentences. It provides examples of using reason connectors like "as", "because" or "since" followed by a clause to indicate why something occurred. Purpose connectors like "so that", "in order to" or "to" can be followed by a clause or infinitive to indicate intention. Contrast connectors like "despite", "in spite of" or "though" can be used followed by a noun, -ing form or "the fact that" to show something occurred even when opposing circumstances existed. A contrast but not contradiction connector like "while" or "whereas" can connect two clauses with opposing ideas.
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- 4. SHE DIDN’T GET TO SCHOOL UNTIL 10 AM ___________________ THE TRAIN STRIKE. SHE DIDN’T GET TO SCHOOL UNTIL 10AM _____________________________ THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A TRAIN STRIKE.
- 5. reason(FOLLOWED BY A NOUN or thefactthat) SHE DIDN’T GET TO SCHOOL UNTIL 10 AM THE BECAUSE OF/OWING TO/DUE TO THE TRAIN STRIKE. SHE DIDN’T GET TO SCHOOL UNTIL 10AM BECAUSE OF/OWING TO/DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A TRAIN STRIKE.
- 6. SHE REVISED ALL NIGHT _____________ SHE COULD PASS HER EXAM
- 7. purpose(FOLLOWED BY A CLAUSE) SHE REVISED ALL NIGHT SO THAT/ IN ORDER THAT SHE COULD PASS HER EXAM
- 8. SHE REVISED ALL NIGHT _____________PASS HER EXAM
- 9. purpose(FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE) SHE REVISED ALL NIGHT TO / IN ORDER TO/SO AS TO PASS HER EXAM
- 10. He went to work _____________ feelingunwell He went to work __________ hisillness He went to work __________ thefactthat he wasn’tfeelingwell
- 11. Contrast(FOLLOWED BY –ING, NOUN OR thefactthat) He went to workDESPITE/IN SPITE OFfeelingunwell He went to workDESPITE/IN SPITE OFhisillness He went to workDESPITE/IN SPITE OFthefactthat he wasn’tfeelingwell
- 12. HE WENT TO WORK _______________ HE DIDN’T FEEL WELL
- 13. Contrast(FOLLOWED BY CLAUSE) HE WENT TO WORK EVEN THOUGH/ALTHOUGH/THOUGH HE DIDN’T FEEL WELL
- 14. THIS MAN LOOKS HAPPY ____________________________ THE OTHER LOOKS SAD
- 15. Contrast (butnotcontradiction)(FOLLOWED BY CLAUSE) THIS MAN LOOKS HAPPY WHILE/WHEREAS THE OTHER LOOKS SAD