Sunday, April 13, 2014

softskill - second month

Summary of Cause–Effect Connectors "Connectives"

SO + CLAUSE
So (result/ effect) is a, which joins a clause expressing result/effect.  The connector with its clause is placed after the main clause (in mid-sentence position) A comma usually separates the clause.
This is called a coordinator, linking adverb, coordinating conjunction. In UUEG, it is placed before a dependent clause, which is attached to an independent clause.
He saw starving children, so he helped them. [effect/result]
He helped, for he knew they could survive. [cause/reason]
Cause : *for (reason or cause)  
*rarely used, very formal
Effect : so (result)
 
SO/SUCH…THAT + CLAUSE
So or Such is paired with a that-clause to express a cause-effect relationship.  So (adv) modifies or intensifies an adjective or adverb in the cause-clause. Such (adv) modifies the adjective+noun phrase in the cause-clause. And that follows with the effect-clause.
This is often called an adverbial clause, a degree adverb/ intensifier with a that-clause or an adverbial expression..
He raised so much money that he could open a "food bank".
He raised such a large amount of money that he could open a "food bank".
He raised enough money that he could open a "food bank". 
Cause : so…   (emphasis on cause)
such… (emphasis on cause)
enough…that
sufficiently…that
Effect : …that   (effect)
…that   (effect)



BECAUSE + CLAUSE
Because, as, since, etc., joins a clause expressing reason/cause. The cause-clause may be placed before or after the effect-clause.
This is called a preposition, an adverbial or a subordinating conjunction, or an adverb clause.
The children survived because they received help.
Because they received help, the children survived.
The children survived because of the help. (noun phrase)
Cause : because, since, now that, as, as long as, inasmuch as, because of, due to, owing to, on account of, despite , if only because
Effect : so that   (purpose-result)
in order   (purpose-result)
 

CONSEQUENTLY + CLAUSE
Consequently, As a result, or etc., expresses a relationship between two clauses.  The word transitions the reader or listener from the main idea in one clause to the idea in the next clause.
This is also called a connective adjunct, linking adverb, conjunctive adverb or transition.
People helped. Consequently, the children survived.
People helped. For this reason, the children survived.
People helped; as a consequence, the children survived.
Cause : For this reason, For all these reasons
Effect : Therefore, Consequently, As a consequence, As a result, Thus

starving (adj.) – suffering without food; not having food to eat
food bank (n.) – a place that gives bags of food to the poor
survive (v.) – to continue to live in difficult conditions (accident, war, illness)
Also see The reason is..., The main reason for this is... Causes / is caused by, Results in/ Results from

sumber : www.grammar-quizzes.com/8-7.html



EXERCISE 33 PAGE 121

1.      It was difficult to deliver the letter  because  the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.
2.      We decided to leave early because of  the party was boring.
3.      Rescue attempts were temporarily halted  because of  the bad weather.
4.      They visited they friends often  because  they enjoyed their company.
5.      Paul cannot go to the football game  because  his grades.
6.      Marcella was awarded a scholarship  because  her superior scholastic ability.
7.      Nobody ventured outdoors  because of  the hurricane warnings.
8.      We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains  because of  the air is purer there.
9.      We have to drive around the bay  because of  the bridge was destroyed in the storm.
10.  The chicken have died  because of  the intense heat.
 



EXCERSICE 34 PAGE 124

1.      The sun shone  so  brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses.
2.      Dean was  such  a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.
3.      There were  so  few students registered that the class was cancelled.
4.      We had  such  wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.
5.      We had  such a good time at the party that we hated to leave.
6.      The benefit was  so  great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.
7.      It was  such  a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
8.      Jane looked  so  sick that the nurse told her to go home.
9.      Those were  such  a difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing them.
10.  Ray called at  such  an early hour that we weren’t awake yet.
11.  The book look  so  interesting that he decided to read it.
12.  He worked  so  carefully that it took him a long time to complete the project.
13.  We stayed in the sun for  such a long time that we became sunburned.
14.  There were  so  many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
15.  The program was  so  entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.






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