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CLAUSE of TIME
after
whenever
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as
every time
until
as long as
immediately
as soon as
by the time
till
just as
when
since
once
before
He will have finished repairing the car by the time you arrive
there.
No sooner had she fallen asleep than the phone rang.
The castaway had to wait five years until he was rescued.
Clauses of Reason
Clauses of reason are introduced by: as, since, because, for,
inasmuch as, the reason (why,for), on the grounds that,
now that, seeing that, in view of the fact that etc.
As he was late for work, he got a taxi.
For always comes after a comma in written speech or a
pause in oral speech.
/ didn't tell him anything, for I don't trust him.
Other ways of expressing reason:
Because of / Due to / Owing to / On account of + noun/-ing
She was late because of / due to / owing to / on account of
heavy traffic.
Because of / Due to / Owing to / On account of + the fact that..
Because of the fact that / Due to the fact that it had been
snowing for four days, all roads were closed.
Clauses of Result
Clauses of result are introduced by: that (after such/so...), (and) as
a result, (and) as a consequence, consequently, so,therefore,
thus, hence etc...
so + adjective/adverb
He speaks so quickly that hardly anyone can
understand him.
so + much / many / little / few + noun
She won so much money in the lottery that she bought a villa.
NOTE:
Clauses of Purpose follow the rule of the sequence of
tenses.
She's going to buy a dictionary so that her spelling will improve.
They tied him up so that he wouldn't escape.
NOTE
A comma is used when the clause of concession either
precedes or follows the main clause.
Whatever she says, he won't believe her. He won't believe her,
whatever she says.
Clauses of Manner
Clauses of manner are; as if / as though (after act, appear, be, behave, feel,
look,seem,smell,sound,taste), as, how, in the way that,in the same way, in
the same way as.
Try to do in the same way I showed you.