LA CAUSE : CONJONCTIONS ET PREPOSITIONS
EXPRESSING CAUSE :
Expression de la cause : conjonction ou préposition? Vous nagez?
Petit rappel :
Conjonctions : |
Prépositions : |
Because Since
for as |
FOR + VING FOR + GN Due to Thanks to Owing to On account of
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Les prépositions sont suivies d'un nom ou d'un groupe nominal :
'He was kept in after school due to/owing to his bad behaviour.'
= He was kept in after school on account of/because of/for his bad behaviour.
= He was kept in for behaving badly.(for+VING)
'Due to/owing to a broken leg, he had to stay home.
= 'He had to stay home because of/on account of a broken leg.'
Les conjonctions sont suivies d'un sujet et d'un verbe.
'He was kept in after school because/as/since/for he had skipped a lesson.'
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