Giving Reasons And Showing

Purpose
 Because ‫يكون سببا‬
• Example
• My mother went to an acupuncturist because
she didn’t like to take medicine.
• Because can also be used in the beginning of a
sentence.
• Example
• Because my mother didn’t like to take
medicine, she went to an acupuncturist.
 Infinitive ‫المصدر‬
• An infinitive (to + verb) can also show reason
or purpose. This is called infinitive of purpose.
It means the same as in order to. (‫)لكي‬
• Examples
• I drank herbal tea to cure my sore throat.
• He gave me a massage to help my back.
• The Chinese use acupuncture to stop pain.
 Traditional Remedies
• You don’t have to spend a lot of money at a pharmacy to treat a cold
because there are many inexpensive traditional remedies that are just as
good as the modern ones. For example, my grandmother always advised
• us to drink honey and lemon juice in hot water to cure a cold. People who
study natural medicine now say that lemon juice is good for colds because
it kills germs, and honey contains natural elements that improve health. In
addition, my mother used a natural remedy to help me breathe better when
• I had a cold. She put me in a room full of steam. Doctors still recommend
this remedy. Because scientists haven’t found any easily available medicine
that kills viruses that cause colds, honey, lemon juice, and steam might be
the most effective treatments available.
 Identify Clauses that Show Reason and Purpose

You don’t have to spend a lot of money at a pharmacy to treat a cold because
there are many inexpensive traditional remedies that are just as good as the
modern ones. For example, my grandmother always advised
us to drink honey and lemon juice in hot water to cure a cold. People who
study natural medicine now say that lemon juice is good for colds because it
kills germs, and honey contains natural elements that improve health. In
addition, my mother used a natural remedy to help me breathe better when
I had a cold. She put me in a room full of steam. Doctors still recommend
this remedy. Because scientists haven’t found any easily available medicine
that kills viruses that cause colds, honey, lemon juice, and steam might be
the most effective treatments available.