Clauses of reason, purpose and contrast

I was walking when I met P

Form of the sentence Par of the sentence
Joining clauses
* Relative Clauses: who, whom, which, that, when, where, whose
* If: Conditional
* Than: Comparatives or Superlatives
* Time conjuntions: After, before, while, when, by the time

Clauses of Reason
He couldn't see because he wasn't wearing his glasses because
She couldn't concentrate because of the noise since +subject + verb
as
because of
owing to
for +noun
+noun because of
owing to
due to due to
because of +the fact that +subject +verb
owing to
At the begining

* as/since + sunject + verb(inf)

** as she was out, I left her a message

* seeing that/owing to the fact that/due to the fact that + subject + verb
** Owing to the fact what their flight
** was late, they missed the meeting

Clauses of purpose
They introduce an answer to the question what for?
I exercised regularly to keep fit

to
in order to +inf * We left early in order to cath the first train
so as so * I like to go away so as so relax

in order that * We left early so that we could catch the first train
so that * The office closes early in order that we can have a longer weekend
for fear that +subject + verb(inf)

in case * I take my phone in case anyone needs to contact me

Clauses of contrast
Connect contrasting ideas * I ran all the way despite being exhausted (+-ing)
* He stayed awake, despite being tired
in despite of * I ran all the way in despite of my exhaustion (+noun)
despite * I ran all the way in despite of the fact that I was exhausted (+the fact that)
* She fell asleep, in spite of the cold
althought
even though
thought
although * I ran all the way even though it was very cold (+subject + verb)
even though
though
even if
much as
whereas * Tom loves judo, whereas Mary prefers swimming (+subject + verb:
whereas
contrastinf but not contradicting ideas)
while
however
no matter how
in spite of the fact that

* Some scientist claim that happy people are healthier owing to the influence of happy emotions on our immune system
* Kete's positive, cheerful outlook is said to be due to her close family upbringing
* Because of her interest in sports - tennis, netball. hockey, running, skiing, athletics - she keeps very fit
* She is popular with the nation as she is attractive and charming with a warm personality
* Since she comes from reading, she supports the city's football team
* People are interested in the way she dresses because she wears clothes from high street stores as well as designer labels

* Mark left his job because It was stressful

* Mark left his job because of the stress
* Mark left his job owing to the fact that it was stressful
* Joe put on some music because he wanted to relax
* He had lost his job owing to his age
* The club had reduced its staff owing to the fact it was losing money
* But because he was a talented trainer, he knew he'd get another job
* Due to his many interests, he was never bored
* A lot of unhappiness is because of boredom
* I have a sauna once a week in order to relax
* The fitness centre stays open late in order that people can go after work
* I usually call before I go in case they're closed for any reason
* Get regular exercise to that keep yourself fit
* Take food and drink to work in case you can't stop for luch
* Breathe deeply in order to reduce tension
* In order that you can see a problem clearly, change your routine
* Allow plenty of time for journey, so that there are delays
* Leave work in time so as to spend time with your friends and family
* Only drink one cup of coffee a day not to overstimulate your body
* My mother goes out to work whereas my father
stays at home
* He's still out of work despite going for three
interviews a week
* Jo is very active although she hasn't been feeling
well lately
* David isn't getting better even though his
appetite has returned
* They always seem happy despite their poverty
* He's unhappy is spite of the fact that he makes a
lot of money
* Sam gets a hege salary while his assistant hardly
earns anything
* I'm feeling really tired in spite of having slept
well last night