Writing Academic English 4th Edition

PRACTICE 5
ResultClauses

Chapter 13 I A.dverbClauses 219

A. Step 1 Formanadverbialclausebyaddinga resultsubordinatortothe

appropriatesentenceineachpair.

Step 2 Writea newsentencebycombining theadverbclausewiththe

independentclause.Adda commaifnecessary.

Step 3 Circlethesubordinator.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

1. Anthropologicalmuseumshaverealisticdisplays.Avisitorcangaininsight
   intothelifestylesofancientpeople.
   Anthro 0/0 icalmuseumshavesuchrealisticdis
   insightintothelifestylesofancientpeople.
   2.The AncientPeruexhibitwaspopular.Itwasheldoverfortwoweeks.

3.Theartifactslwereofhistoricvalue.Anthropologistsfromseveral

universitiescametostudythem.

4. Theexhibitswereprecious.Amuseumguardwaspostedineveryroom.

5.Computergraphicsallowedtheexhibit'scurators^2 topresentthelivesof

ancientPeruviansrealistically.Youfeltyouwereactuallythere.

6.Thereweremanyexhibits.Wecouldnotseeallofthem.

B. Completethesentencesinthisstorywithanappropriateresultclause.

Lastweekourbiologyclasswentonafieldtriptoalocalsciencemuseum.Our

appointmentwasfor9:00a.m.Wewenttherebybus,butthebusdrivergotlost.

Infact,wewere(1) so lostthatwealmostturnedaroundanddrovebackto

schoof.

Atlonglast,wearrivedatthemuseum.Thecuratormetusandtookusto

seethesnakeexhibit.Inoneroom,a manwassittingona chairwitha verylarge

boaconstrictoraroundhisneck.Hewasfeedingthesnakeitsweeklymealof

mice.A fewofthestudentsstartedshriekingwhentheysawthefirstcutelittle

mousedisappearintotheboaconstrictor'sopenjaws.Theywereshrieking

(2) loudly _

Iartifacts:objectssuchastools,weapons,pottery,andclothing

2curators:keepersofmuseumswhoplan,design,carefor,manage,andbuildexhibitsandcollections