Writing Academic English 4th Edition

216 Partn1 ISentenceStructure

ReasonClauses.

household

1.

5. Whentheteachercatchesyousleepinginclass,howcanyouavoid
   embarrassment?(Useasiforasthoughinyoursentence.)


6. Howcanyouperfectyourpronunciationofa foreignlanguage?

Ideprivation:lackofnecessitiesforliving

2.EuropeansexperiencedhardshipanddeprivationIduringandafterWorld

WarII.Theyareusedtoconserving.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

A. Step1 Formanadverbclausebyaddinga reasonsubordinatortothe

appropriatesentenceineachpair.Donotchangetheorderof

theclauses.

Step 2 Writea newsentencebycombiningtheadverbclausewith the

independentclause.Adda commaifnecessary.

Step 3 Circlethesubordinator.

;.."--

,""

because EuropeansareinsomewaysbetterenvironmentaliststhanNorthAmericans

becausetheyaremoreusedtoconservingenergy.

since SincemanyEuropeanslive,work,andshopinthesamelocale,theyare

quiteaccustomedtoridingbicycles,trains,andstreetcarstogetaround.

as AsthepriceofgasolinehasalwaysbeenquitehighinEurope,most

Europeansdrivehigh-mileageautomobilesthatuselessfuel.

Anadverbreasonclauseanswersthequestion"Why?"Areasonclausecancome

beforeoraftertheindependentclauseina sentence.

PRACT1CE 4

ReasonClauses