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ADVERBS OF PURPOSE OR REASON

Uses of Adverbs of Purpose or Reason in English

What is Adverbs of Reason?

"Adverbs of Purpose or Reasons express the reason, an aim or target behind the happening of a particular action."
These words help to describe why something happened.

Adverbs of purpose are used to connect sentences that wouldn’t make sense if they were formed alone.

Adverbs of purpose may be in the form of an individual word or in the form of clauses (group of words). (The test question is why?).

» The test question 'Why?' : He was left because he was late.

Adverbs of Reason are:
hence, therefore, so, since, thus, because, consequently, lest (in case) – but also clauses – so that, in order to etc.
» Hence : ‘Hence’ is to state a reason for the occurrence of an action or incident.
Example:
  • • I was not well, hence didn’t go to school today.
» Therefore : ‘Therefore’ is used to state reason for a particular happening.
Example:
  • • Rahul is ill and therefore is unable to come to school.
» So : ‘So’ is used to tell reason because of which a particular situation/decision has arisen.
Example:
  • • The bell rang so she left the class room.

Note : 'So that' is a common Adverb of Purpose. We can drop that in 'so that' if we find it too long. However, use of only 'so' is often regarded as informal.

» Since : ‘Since’ means a time from certain fixed time in the past. It is also used in place of 'because'.
Example:
  • • Since it is snowing, I am feeling very cold.
» Thus : ‘Thus’ 'Thus' means as a result.
Example:
  • • The kind instructor thus corrected his trainees gently.
» Because : ‘Because’ states the reason. A sentence can also be started with ‘because’.
Example:
  • • He was left because he was late.
  • • Because Riya was sick, she stayed home.
» Consequently : ‘Consequently’ states as a consequence of something.
Example:
  • • Raj gets the prize consequently of his best performance.
» Lest : ‘Lest’ means ‘in case’.
Example:
  • • Take the umbrella lest it starts raining.
» So that : ‘So that’ is used to tell reason because of which a particular situation/decision has arisen.
Example:
  • • I started running so that I didn’t miss the train.
» In order to : ‘In order to’ means so that.
Example:
  • • Help poor and needy in order to serve God.
Adverbs of Reason / Purpose
Uses of Adverb of reason or purpose (Examples):
  • • I was sick, thus didn’t go to work today.
  • • Take the raincoat lest it starts raining.
  • • Because I was late, I jogged a little faster.
  • • I started jogging so that I wouldn’t be late.
  • • She is not only intelligent but also beautiful.
  • • I started running so that I didn’t miss the bus.
  • • Since it’s your birthday, I will buy you a gift.
  • • The thief was consequently jailed for his crimes.
  • • There wasn’t enough light, hence the match was called-off.
  • • We gifted a novel to him in order to improve his reading skills.
  • • There was unseasoned heavy rain, therefore, the match was abandoned.
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Types of Noun in English Language
Types of Pronoun in English Language
Types of Verb in English Language
Types of Adverb in English Language
Types of Adjective in English Language
Kinds of Preposition in English Language
Types of Conjunction in English Language
Uses of Interjection words in English Language

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