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C Stating the result
Inventories
1) Prepositions Changes have been made due to political circumstances.
Building takes longer as a result of the new health and safety rules.
2) Adverbs The traffic was moving too slowly for me to get here on time.
3) Clauses He failed his exam because it was so difficult to prepare for.
He almost passed, so they’re going to let him take it again in June.
4) others But he had his tax returns sent in on time.
Where did you get the chairs repaired?
His neighbours were very unhelpful and the cause of some of the
problems.
Dancing with her all night made me seem a complete fool.
10 Conceding
1) Prepositions Despite all the fuss, we got to the station on time.
2) Adverbs It wasn’t a problem … we were going to the supermarket anyway.
3) Clauses Although the time it takes to get there is a problem.
I never thought she said that, although it might just be my poor hearing.
11 Reporting
1) Reporting statements / facts
a) Adverbs Seemingly, he is enjoying his new freedom.
Apparently, his wife just walked out without telling him.
b) Clauses I called the school and they said they knew nothing about it.
My dad was saying it’s usually on the last weekend in June.
And it says here if you want to get a good seat you’ve got to reserve
about two weeks before.
Well, it said in the brochure that the swimming pool was free.
They were in the bar and he’s like, ’Are you Susan’s sister?’ and I said,
’No, but she’s my friend’.
The doctor says he can get up for an hour or two every day now.
His friend told me that he’d already left.
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