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    Connectors Theory Cause Result and Purpose

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    The document discusses connectors used to indicate cause, result, and purpose in English and Spanish. It provides examples of connectors of cause such as 'because', 'as a result of', and 'due to'. It also discusses connectors of result like 'so', 'therefore', and 'consequently'. The document explains result clauses and provides examples. Finally, it covers connectors of purpose such as 'to', 'in order to', and 'so that'.

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    The document discusses connectors used to indicate cause, result, and purpose in English and Spanish. It provides examples of connectors of cause such as 'because', 'as a result of', and 'due to'. It also discusses connectors of result like 'so', 'therefore', and 'consequently'. The document explains result clauses and provides examples. Finally, it covers connectors of purpose such as 'to', 'in order to', and 'so that'.

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    The document discusses connectors used to indicate cause, result, and purpose in English and Spanish. It provides examples of connectors of cause such as 'because', 'as a result of', and 'due to'. It also discusses connectors of result like 'so', 'therefore', and 'consequently'. The document explains result clauses and provides examples. Finally, it covers connectors of purpose such as 'to', 'in order to', and 'so that'.

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    CONNECTORS OF CAUSE, RESULT AND PURPOSE

     CONNECTORS OF CAUSE
    Because of = a causa de due to= debido a as a result of = como resultado de
    Estos conectores van seguidos de un sustantivo.

    Since = ya que, puesto que as = ya que, puesto que because = porque


    Estos conectores van seguidos de una oración con sujeto y verbo

    I couldn't go fishing last Saturday because I had to work.


    I got home late due to a flight delay.

    EXAMPLES OF REPHRASING
    I can’t join this fitness club. The membership is too expensive
    I can’t join this fitness club since/ as/ because the membership is too expensive

    You’ll soon feel drowsy. It’s a side effect of the medication


    You’ll soon feel drowsy as a result of /because of/ due to the medication

     CONNECTORS OF RESULT
    So = por lo tanto therefore = por lo tanto consequently = como consecuencia
    for this reason = por esta razón as a result = como resultado

    Detrás de ellos ponemos una coma y después una oración son sujeto y verbo.

    EXAMPLES OF REPHRASING
    He wasn’t wearing a helmet. His injuries are life-threatening
    He wasn’t wearing a helmet. As a result/ for this reason/ Consequently/…, his injuries are life-
    threatening

     RESULT CLAUSES

    Estas subordinadas se denominan SUBORDINADAS CONSECUTIVAS en las sintaxis


    española. Se utilizan para expresar el resultado o consecuencia de algo.
    Los nexos de estas subordinadas son:

    o SO...........THAT
    o SUCH........THAT

    - So + Adjetivo + oración con that

    EX: Hoy hace tanto frío que tuve que pedir prestado un abrigo> It’s so cold
    today that I had to borrow a coat

    - So + Adverbio + oración con that


    EX: A veces las temperaturas bajan tan rápido que se me congela el aliento>
    Sometimes the temperature falls so quickly that my breath freezes

    - Such + a(n) + adjetivo + nombre singular + oración con that

    EX: Es un país tan bonito que me gustaría quedarme> It’s such a beautiful
    country that I’d like to stay.

    - Such + adjetivo + nombre incontable + oración con that

    EX: Hace tan mal tiempo que es demasiado peligroso salir a la calle> It’s
    such bad weather that it’s too dangerous to go out.

    EXAMPLES OF REPHRASING

    His teeth were so white that they shone in the dark


    He had such white teeth that they shone in the dark

    It was such a hot day that Sue spent all the afternoon at the beach

    The day was so hot that Sue spent all the afternoon at the beach

     CONNECTORS OF PURPOSE

    To = in order (not) to = so as (not) to + infinitive (para….)


    So that + sentence (with subject and verb) (para que…)
    Cuando ponemos so that, detrás utilizamos can o could o will o would (Los sujetos de ambas frases
    deben ser diferentes)
    So that + can/ will
    So that + could/ would

    To no puede ir en negativa.
    He plays the guitar to free his emotions.
    He plays the guitar in order to free his emotions.
    He plays the guitar so as to free his emotions.

    Her mother will give her some money so that she can go to the concert.

    EXAMPLES OF REPHRASING
    The President took four bodyguards. They protected him.
    The President took four bodyguards to/ in order to/so as to protect him

    They helped him. That way he could finish on time.


    They helped him so that he could finish on time

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