Representing when, where, how and why

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Representing why

Information about why something happens can be given by means of adverbials gloss.gif (923 bytes), consisting of two major structures:

bullet.gif (991 bytes) adverbial clauses gloss.gif (923 bytes) with because:

The discipline teacher would not see her father because he did not have an appointment. (SCMP 26/8/92)

bullet.gif (991 bytes) prepositional phrases gloss.gif (923 bytes) including because of, due to, as a result of, on account of, owing to, thanks to, and through:

Their return flight was postponed due to a runway protest. (SCMP 4/8/92)

For further information about adverbials of reason, see Representing when, where, how and why: Representing why.

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 Representing why

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