WK. 21 COMPLEX S. Adverbial clauses of reason and comment

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FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS – UNT ENGLISH SYNTAX II- 2020 THE COMPLEX SENTENCE WORKSHEET 21

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES: REASON, CAUSE, COMMENT Which of the dependent clauses in the sentences below are adjuncts, and which are disjuncts? 1. They've lit a fire, because they're so cold. 2. They've lit a fire, because I can smell smoke. 3. Since you ask me, I think you're being unwise. 4. We'd better start the meeting, as we have a quorum. 5. Because there was no quorum, the Chairman ruled that the meeting must be reconvened. 6. There being no quorum, the meeting was postponed. 7. Since everyone appears to be present, the meeting can now begin. 8. Seeing that you live next door to Mr Roberts, you ought to be able to recognize him.

KEY: 1. Adjunct 2. Disjunct. 3. Disjunct. 4. Adjunct 5. Adjunct 6. Adjunct 7. Adjunct 8. Adjunct