REPÚBLICA BOLIVARINA DE VENEZUELA

MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACION

I.U.P. " Santiago Mariño "
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CLAUSULAS
SUBORDINADAS

Profesora: Alumna:
Carmen J. Blanco R. carelis la rosa 42 A
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 Clausulas Subordinadas
 Tienen como función aportar información suplementaria sobre una
persona, un objeto, un sitio, o una situación. Estas oraciones dependen
siempre de un sustantivo o de un pronombre y están introducidas
por pronombres relativos (who, which, whose, that) u otras conjunciones
como when o where.
 REASON
Podemos expresar la causa mediante los siguientes nexos:

• BECAUSE + CLAUSE
BECAUSE (PORQUE) – BECAUSE OF (POR, DEBIDO A)
Example:

We moved to another city because my father got a new job

.

• BECAUSE OF + NOUN
As it is your birthday, I´ll lend you my best clothes.

Example:

We moved to another city because of my father’s new job.

As /since = como, puesto que. - As it is your birthday, I’ll lend you my best
clothes.
Normalmente van al principio de la frase.
 PURPOSE (Propósito)
Con este tipo de oraciones expresamos la finalidad, el por
qué alguien hace algo. Sus usos son:
TO + I N FI N IT IV O

EXAMPLE:

•I went to the university to talk to one of my teachers.

I N O R D E R TO / I N O R D E R N O T TO OR S O A S N O T TO

EXAMPLE:

•I went to the university in order to talk to one of my so as to teachers.

•I hurried so as not to miss the bus.

 For + noun / -ing form - A knife is used for cutting

In case significa por si acaso
• In case + present → para referirse al presente
• + past → para referirse al pasado
 RESULT ( Resultado)
Podemos expresar la consecuencia mediante los siguientes nexos:

S O / S U C H . . . . T H AT ( TA N . . . . . . . . Q U E )

SO + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + THAT

SO (ASÍ QUE)
EXAMPLE:
The ticket for the concert was so expensive (that) we couldn’t buy it.
EXAMPLE:
SUCH + (ADJECTIVE) + NOUN THAT
•She was ill so she couldn’t take the exam.
EXAMPLE:

•It is such a big city (that) I always get lost.

•It was such nice weather that we decided to go on a picnic.
 TIME ( De tiempo)
Los nexos más usuales que introducen este tipo de oraciones son los
siguientes:
- As I was walking down the street, I saw

When / as = cuando my ex-boyfriend.

- I’ll phone you when I know the answer

While = mientras (que) - While I was watching TV, the telephone rang.

As soon as = tan - I’ll phone you as soon as I know the answer.

pronto como - As soon as he had finished studying, he left.

Until = hasta (que) - We were waiting until she arrived

 CONTRAST (De contraste)
Los nexos que introducen este tipo de oraciones concesivas son los siguientes:

Although / even though / though = aunque

In spite of / Despite = a pesar de
EXAMPLE
• Although he didn’t have money, he bought the most expensive car.
While y whereas: mientras que
EXAMPLE
• He is lively and easygoing whereas his sister is rather shy
But: pero
However, nevertheless, yet = no - She didn’t want to have more children. obstante, sin embargo, aún así,
However, she might change her mind..
de todos modos
EXAMPLE
• Joshua felt ill, yet he went to work.