Causal clause
A causal clause (also justification clause ) is understood in grammar as a subordinate clause that describes the reason for a fact in the main clause in more detail. Frequent conjunctions in German are “weil” , “da” and “especially” . Causal clauses are a subtype of adverbial clauses .
Examples of causal sentences
- Because it was raining the kids didn't play outside yesterday (the kids didn't play outside yesterday because it was raining)
- He started reading the Bible because he wanted to know more about Jesus.
- She avoided going into the shop, especially since she had no money with her.
- Because he was injured , he did not attend training.
- She went home disgruntled because she had waited in vain.
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: causal clause - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- The causal clause in Canoonet's online grammar