ASSIGNMENT-II
Gokula Krishnan.V
1st year [Link]
EXTRACT CAUSE AND
EFFECT EXPRESSIONS
USING THE
CONNECTIVES
Using Because Of
Because introduces an adverb clause; it is followed by a subject and a verb, as
in (1).
(1) Because the weather was cold,we stayed home.
Because the weather was cold, we stayed home .
Because of the cold weather, we stayed home.
Due to the cold weather, we stayed home.
Because of and due to are phrasal prepositions; they are followed by a noun
object, as in (b) and (c).
Using due to
Sometimes (usually in more formal writing) due to is followed by a noun
clause introduced by the fact that.
(1) We stayed home because of the cold weather.
We stayed home due to the cold weather.
We stayed home due to the fact that the weather was cold.
Like adverb clauses, these phrases can also follow the main clause, as in
(1).
Cause and Effect:
Using Therefore, Consequently, and So
(a) Al failed the test because he didn’t study.
(b) Al didn’t study. Therefore, he failed the test.
(c) Al didn’t study. Consequently, he failed the test.
• Examples (a), (b), and (c) have the same [Link] and consequently
mean “as a result.” In grammar, they are called transitions (or conjunctive adverbs).
• Transitions connect the ideas between two sentences. They are used most
commonly in formal written English and rarely in spoken English .
Al didn’t study. Therefore, he failed
the test.
• Al didn’t study. He, therefore, failed the test.
• Al didn’t study. He failed the test, therefore.
POSITIONS OF
ATRANSTIONS:
Transition + S + V (+ rest of sentence)
S + transition + V (+ rest of sentence)
S + V (+ rest of sentence) + transition
A transition occurs in the second of two related sentences.
Notice:
The patterns and punctuation in the examples.
A period (not a comma) is used at the end of the first sentence.* The transition has
several positions in the second sentence.
The transition is separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Al didn’t study, so he failed the
test.
• In (g):
So is used as a conjunction between two independent clauses.
• It has the same meaning as therefore.
• So is common in both formal written and spoken English.
• A comma usually precedes so when it connects two sentences, as in
(g).
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