Lesson 148.Clauses of contrast, purpose, reason.

Придаточные предложения причины – зависимые части сложноподчиненного предложения, которые отвечают на вопросы “почему?» и «зачем?» и обозначают причину совершения действия, которое было выражено глагольным сказуемым главного предложения.

Examples:

• I was very busy yesterday because I had to prepare a report for the conference. – Вчера я был очень занят, потому что я должен был подготовить доклад для конференции.
• The professor was unable to carry out the experiment due to the fact that there was no necessary equipment. – Профессор не смог провести эксперимент из-за того, что отсутствовало необходимое для этого оборудование.
• The reason why she couldn’t arrive in time was (the fact) that the weather was very bad indeed. – Причиной, почему она не смогла прибыть вовремя, была плохая погода.

Task 3. Transform the following sentences to a sentence with a reason clause using an appropriate conjunction:

1.Mary didn’t have needed qualifications. She didn’t get the job.

2.She was hungry. She made a sandwich.

3.Computers have been introduced. Industries have to be reorganized.

4.I enjoy this. I’m doing this.

5.The princess was sad. Her father had died.

6.It happened because of his carelessness.

7.This new album is exciting. We are going to buy it.

8.Everyone is here. We can begin the meeting.

Task 1. Rephrase the sentences given below using the correct clause

Task 2.

Homework

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