Adverbial clauses of reason

upper-intermediate, grammar,

1. Adverbial Clauses
of
Reasons
(Oxford English 4B, p.177)
Adapted by V. Pardo

2. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
•As
•Since
•Because
•The reason why
•Because of
•Due to
•Owing to
•Thanks to
•The cause of
•The reason for
•On account of

3. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
•As
•Since
•Because
•The reason why
A clause
Examples:
Everyone should see that film asit is very famous.
SinceI have not seen King Kong yet, I will try to
get a video of it.
We like horror films becausewe enjoy being scared
a little.
(containing a
finite verb)

4. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
•Because of
•Due to
•Owing to
•Thanks to
•The cause of
•The reason for
•On account of
A noun or
noun phrase
(with no verb)

5. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
•Examples:
•Thanks tothe music, the film is very
exciting.
•The Alien films are frightening because of
the terrible monsters.
•The Phantom is frightening on account of
the terrible defects in his face.

6. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
Because of, due to,
owing to, thanks to,
the cause of, the
reason for, on
account of
A clause
A noun or
noun phrase
E.g. I don’t like summer becauseit is hot.
I don’t like summer because ofthe heat.
As, since,
because, the
reason why

7. Adverbial Clauses of Reasons
As, since Because
Reasons known
to the listener
Reasons not
known
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