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    This document discusses different types of complex sentences in Spanish: - Causal sentences use conjunctions like "because, since, as, due to" to express reason. - Result sentences use phrases like "so...that" or "such...that" to indicate consequence. - Concessive sentences use conjunctions like "although, though, despite" to show concession. - Purpose sentences express intent using "to, in order to, so as to, so that." - Comparative sentences compare things using "as, as though, as if, like." - Temporal sentences indicate time using conjunctions like "when, while, after, before, since, until."

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    This document discusses different types of complex sentences in Spanish: - Causal sentences use conjunctions like "because, since, as, due to" to express reason. - Result sentences use phrases like "so...that" or "such...that" to indicate consequence. - Concessive sentences use conjunctions like "although, though, despite" to show concession. - Purpose sentences express intent using "to, in order to, so as to, so that." - Comparative sentences compare things using "as, as though, as if, like." - Temporal sentences indicate time using conjunctions like "when, while, after, before, since, until."

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    This document discusses different types of complex sentences in Spanish: - Causal sentences use conjunctions like "because, since, as, due to" to express reason. - Result sentences use phrases like "so...that" or "such...that" to indicate consequence. - Concessive sentences use conjunctions like "although, though, despite" to show concession. - Purpose sentences express intent using "to, in order to, so as to, so that." - Comparative sentences compare things using "as, as though, as if, like." - Temporal sentences indicate time using conjunctions like "when, while, after, before, since, until."

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    ORACIONES COMPLEJAS (COMPLEX SENTENCES)

    ORACION CASUAL (REASON)(porque, puesto que, como, debido a, a causa de)

     BECAUSE + ORACION I left early because I was tired


     SINCE + ORACION Since his car had broken down, he had to walk to work
     AS + ORACION As the door is locked, I’ll climb through the
    window
     BECAUSE OF + NOMBRE/SN I left the party early because of the noise
     DUE TO + NOMBRE/SN I didn’t go out due to the heavy rain
     OWING TO + NOMBRE/SN she didn’t arrive on time owing to her flight’s
    delay

    ORACION CONSECUTIVA (RESULT)

     SO + ADJETIVO/ADVERBIO + THAT
    He is so clever that he has won a scholarship
     SUCH + SINTAGMA NOMINAL(plural/incontable) + THAT
    They were such good friends that they couldn’t be apart
     SUCH + A/AN + SINTAGMA NOMINAL (sing) + THAT
    It is such a big car that we can all travel together
     SO + MUCH/MANY + NOMBRE + THAT
    There is so much food in the fridge that we won’t have to go shopping
    today
     SUCH A LOT OF + NOMBRE PLURAL + THAT
    There were such a lot of people that I couldn’t find my friend

    ORACION CONCESIVA (CONCESSION) (aunque, mientras que, a pesar de)

     ALTHOUGH/THOUGH + ORACION
    He bought a new house although/though he couldn’t afford it
     EVEN THOUGH + ORACION Even though I was tired, I continued working
     WHEREAS + ORACION Whereas Argentina won the match, Greece
    was defeated
     WHILE + ORACION
    While lots of people go to the beach, others prefer the countryside
     IN SPITE OF + NOMBRE/GERUNDIO
    I heard her voice clearly in spite of the loud music
    In spite of rushing to the station, he missed the train
     DESPITE OF + NOMBRE/GERUNDIO
    I heard her voice clearly despite of the loud music

    ORACION FINAL (PURPOSE)

     TO + INFINITIVO I walked to the station to buy my train ticket


     IN ORDER TO + INFINITIVO They called in order to find out if I was fine
     SO AS TO + INFINITIVO We talked quietly so as not to wake Tim
     SO THAT + ORACION I listen to the news so that I know what’s
    happening

    ORACION COMPARATIVA (COMPARISON) (como si, como, del mismo modo en que)

     AS + ORACION She played as he had never played before


     AS THOUGH + ORACION We talked as though we had all the time in the
    world
     AS IF + ORACION He was acting as if he was the boss
     AS + NOMBRE They work as lawyers
     AS + ADJETIVO + AS + NOMBRE He is as tall as his father
     LIKE + NOMBRE He works like a donkey

    ORACION TEMPORAL (TIME)

     WHEN
     WHILE
     AFTER
     AS
     AS SOON AS
     BEFORE
     IMMEDIATELY
     SINCE
     UNTIL/TIL

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