Adverbial Clausesof

Reasons

(Oxford English 4B, p.177)

Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• As• Since• Because

• Because of• Due to • Owing to• Thanks to • The cause of• The reason for• On account of

Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• As• Since• Because

A clause

Examples:

Everyone should see that film as it is very famous.

Since I have not see King Kong yet, I will try to get a video of it.

We like horror films because we enjoy being scared a little.

(containing a finite verb)

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)

Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• Examples:

• Thanks to the 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.

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 because it is hot.

I don’t like summer because of the heat.

As, since, because

Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

As, since Because

Less important reasons

Important reasons

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