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The document provides an overview of connectors used to express cause and effect in English, including examples for each type. It covers phrases like 'because', 'as', 'for', and 'due to' for expressing causes, as well as 'so', 'as a result', and 'therefore' for expressing effects. Additionally, it explains structures that illustrate the relationship between cause and effect using 'such' and 'so'.

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Modulo11__Unita3

The document provides an overview of connectors used to express cause and effect in English, including examples for each type. It covers phrases like 'because', 'as', 'for', and 'due to' for expressing causes, as well as 'so', 'as a result', and 'therefore' for expressing effects. Additionally, it explains structures that illustrate the relationship between cause and effect using 'such' and 'so'.

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LINGUA INGLESE B1

Modulo 11 Unità 3:
CONNETTIVI DI «CAUSA» ED «EFFETTO»
CONNETTIVI DI CAUSA ED EFFETTO
• ESPRIMERE LA CAUSA DI UN FATTO/AZIONE
BECAUSE (=perché/poiché) There were a lot of accidents because the roads are icy.
AS/SINCE (=poiché/siccome) As/Since the roads are icy, there were a lot of accidents
FOR (=perché, visto che) We’ve got to do shopping today, for the shops are closed tomorrow.

BECAUSE OF There were a lot of accidents because of/owing to/due to the icy roads.
OWING TO → (=a causa di)
DUE TO
BE DUE TO (=essere causato da) The accidents were due to the icy roads.
BECAUSE OF, OWING TO E DUE TO SONO PREPOSIZIONI E COME TALI NON SONO SEGUITI DA FRASE MA DA
SOSTANTIVO O PRONOME
CONNETTIVI DI CAUSA ED EFFETTO
• ESPRIMERE LA CONSEGUENZA/EFFETTO DI UN FATTO/AZIONE
SO (=così) We are destroying lots of species of plants so we will not be able
to produce medicines.
AS A RESULT The road are icy. As a result/ as a consequence/ consequently
AS A CONSEQUENCE → (=di conseguenza) there are a lot of accidents.
CONSEQUENTLY

THEREFORE (=perciò) The roads are icy. Therefore, there are a lot of accidents.

SI METTE LA VIRGOLA DOPO «THEREFORE»


CONNETTIVI DI CAUSA ED EFFETTO
• ESPRIMERE IL RAPPORTO TRA CAUSA ED EFFETTO (così…che…)
SUCH A/AN + (AGGETTIVO) + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE NUMERABILE + THAT… It is such a lovely day that…
SUCH + (AGGETTIVO) + SOSTANTIVO PLURALE O SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE NON There will be such fast cars that…
NUMERABILE + THAT… It was such lovely weather that…

SUCH A LOT OF + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE O PLURALE + THAT… She ate such a lot of chocolates that…
SO + AGGETTIVO/AVVERBIO + THAT… You will be so happy that…
SO + MUCH/MANY/LITTLE/FEW + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE O PLURALE + THAT… There was so much traffic that…
There were so many people that…
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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