The Complex Sentence. Adverbial Clauses of Cause. Себеп - салдар бағыныңқылы сӛйлем. Why? Неге? Неліктен? Не себептен? Басыңқы сӛйлеммен because, as, since, for, now that (now) шылаулары арқылы байланысады. e.g.: I went away because there was no one there. e.g.: As there were no porters, we had to carry the luggage ourselves.
e.g.: Since you have finished your work, you may go home.
e.g.: Now that he is here, he can help you.
e.g.: He walked quickly for he was in a great hurry.
Exercise 1. Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous in the following sentences containing as-clauses. 1. They (to talk) little as they (to drive) home.
2. As they (to drink) coffee, Ted (to say): ―Now tell me about yourself.‖
3. She (to sing) softly as she (to beat) the eggs.
4. As the sun (to disappear), a fresh breeze (to stir) the curtains at the window.
5. His steps (to slow) down as he (to mount) the stairs.
6. I (to hear) a telephone ringing as I (to come) up in the lift.
7. He (to come) forward as we (to climb) out of the car and (to hold) his hand to my father.
8. Bernard (to call) up as I (to prepare) to leave the office.
9. He (to give) his father an anxious look as he (to enter).
10. She (to watch) him as he (to walk) to a chair across the room.
11. He (to look) up as Eric (to come) in.
12. Her husband (to stop) her just as she (to get) into the car.
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Exercise 2. The sentences in the exercise are complex sentences. Define the main clauses
