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Adverbial of Purpose and reason

Adverbial = kelompok kata yang berfungsi sebagai adverb (= kata keterangan)

1. Adverbial of purpose (tujuan)


Questions : Answers :
Why ________ ? __________to + verb
What ________ for ? ________ in order to + verb
________ for + noun
________ for + Verb + ing

Examples
* Why did Michael go to the store ? He went to the store to buy some books
* What did Michael go to the store for ? He went to the store in order to buy some
books
He went to the store for some books
He went to the store for buying some books

Negative Purpose
a. (in order) not to
Examples :
I got up early (in order) not to be late
I open the window (in order) not to feel hot

b. Not for
Examples :
We went to the restaurant not for a drink
God give us intelligence not for cheating

2. Adverbial of reason (alasan)


Question : Answer :
Why _________ ? _________because + clause (SPO)
_________ because of + noun (pronoun)
Examples :
Why was he absent yesterday ? He was absent because he was ill
He was absent because of his illness
Answer these following question with the bracketed words!

1. What are they here for ? (a rest )


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2. Why are the students here ? ( rest)
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3. What do people work for ? (get some money)
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4. What did you come here for ?(they want us)
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5. Why weren’t you very busy ? (very tired)
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6. What are they in school for ? ( a lesson)
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7. What did Rita come here for ? (an English book)
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8. Why are you here ? (he called me)
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9. Why aren’t they here ? (miss the bus)
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10. What is Dean in Bandung for ? ( a holiday)
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11. What are the pupils here for ? (to study)
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12. What do you eat for every day ? (to live)
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13. What is Dean coming in this party for ? (a meal)
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14. What did Ratna go there for ? (an invitation)
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15. Why are you here in this room ? ( him)
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16. Why didn’t she come to meet me ? (us)
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17. Why did you have to attend a meeting ? (it’s important)
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18. Why aren’t they present ?(Sick)
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19. What is Agnes here for ? ( a check up)
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20. What is the headmaster in the class for ? ( a talk)
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21. What do they work for ? (to earn a living)
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22. What are the teachers here for ?( a meeting)
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23. What did Sita come here for ? ( to bathe)
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24. Why did they your cousins come ? ( for a picnic)
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25. Why did the plumber here for ? (to make repairs)
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Rewrite the following by using the words in brackets !

1. The audience admire Lady Di because she appears gracefully.( because of)
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2. I catch a cold because of the bad weather ( because)
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3. The youngsters demonstrated for their freedom (in order to)
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4. Grandma had a general check up to cure her of her headache( for +noun)
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5. Aladdin loved the Princess because she was beautiful.(because of)
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6. Mr. Bram is buying a newspaper because he wants to read the news. ( in order to)
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7. He rolled his cigarettes himself for saving money (to)
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8. He switched on the radio because of the news .(to) (because)
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9. he shouted in order to attract people’s attention (because)
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10. I listen to the teacher because the story is interesting (because of)
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11. They arranged a meeting because they wanted to discuss the problem(for)
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12. He was late for school because of the full buses.( because)
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13. She opened the dictionary for looking up the meaning of the word.(in order to)
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14. The car was broken down because of the stony and muddy road. ( because)
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15. Why is he making much noise? (what)
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