She uses her video
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in order that
so that
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she
can have a recording of her favourite shows.
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Peter doesn’t
like jazz
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,
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so
and so
and
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it is impossible
to take him to a concert.
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The crowd was
|
so
|
large
|
that
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it overflowed the
auditorium.
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happy
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as to
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cheer the
referee.
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adjective/adverb
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We found
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so
|
much
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to talk about
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that
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it was late when
got home.
we finished in no
time at all.
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many
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topics to talk
about
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few
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problems
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little
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to warry about
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He’s
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too
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sensible
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to drive at that speed.
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Infinitival
result clause
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conservative
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for
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a sports car.
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adjective/adverb
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Noun
phrase
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I slapped her
hand and she got
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such
|
a shock
|
that
|
she dropped her
bag.
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Noun
Phrase
|
The
extent of the disastert was
|
such that
|
the
local authorities were quite unable to cope.
|
= So
great that
|
He drove
|
in such a way
|
that
|
I couldn’t reach
him.
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As |
Celia had
gone to school
|
,
|
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Because
|
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Since
|
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Seeing
that
|
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subordinate
clause
|
,
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main
clause
|
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COMPLEX SENTENCE that simply indicates the
reason for something.
|
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I didn’t
know that she had been married
|
since
|
she
seldom spoke about herself.
|
because
|
||
as
|
||
seeing
that
|
||
main
clause
|
linker
|
subordinate
clause
|
COMPLEX SENTENCE that simply indicates the
reason for something.
|
||
I am here
|
just
in case
|
anything
out of the ordinary happens
|
in
case
|
||
main
clause
|
reason
subordinate clause with present simple
|
|
COMPLEX SENTENCE.
You mention a possible future situation which is someone’s reason for
doing something.
|
||
She had
consented to take an overcoat
|
just
in case
|
the wind
rose.
|
in
case
|
||
main
clause
|
reason
subordinate clause with simple past.
|
|
COMPLEX SENTENCE.
You are talking about someone’s reason for doing something in the past
|
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I’m in a difficult situation
|
in that
|
I have been offered two jobs and they both sound
interesting
|
Censorship is feeble
|
inasmuch as
|
it does not protect anyone.
|
We are traditional
|
insofar as
|
we do traditional sketches.
|
He feels himself to be dependent
|
to the extent that
|
he is not free to question decision affecting
his daily life.
|
main clause
|
linker
|
reason subordinate clause.
|
COMPLEX SENTENCE.
These are used to say why a statement you have just made is true.
Formal expressions.
|
||
We never
see Henry these days
|
for
|
he has
grown fat and lazy
|
main
clause
|
for
|
reason
subordinate clause.
|
COMPLEX SENTENCE. Considered old fashioned.
|
||
Now |
I don't get as much exercise as I used to
|
||
Now
that
|
she's got less responsibility
|
she's enjoying the
job
|
|
Time
subordinate clause
|
main
clause
|
||
COMPLEX SENTENCE.
‘Now’ and ‘now that’ are used to say that a new situation is the
reason for something.
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