Adverbial Clauses

of
Reasons
Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• As • Because of
• Since • Due to
• Because • Owing to
• Thanks to
• The cause of
• The reason for
• On account of
Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• As
A clause
• Since (containing a
finite verb)
• Because
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.
Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

• Because of
• Due to
• Owing to
A noun or
• Thanks to noun phrase
• The cause of
(with no
• The reason for
verb)
• On account of
 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,

As, since, owing to, thanks
because to, the cause of,
the reason for, on
account of
E.g. I don’t like summer because it is hot.

I don’t like summer because of the heat.

A noun or
A clause noun phrase
Adverbial Clauses of Reasons

As, since () Because

Less important Important

reasons reasons

 Start sentences  Start a sentence

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