adverbial clause of purpose
1adverbial clause — noun a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause There are the following kinds of adverbial clauses: , distance clause , frequency clause , manner clause , place clause , purpose clause , result clause , time clause Syn …
2adverbial participle — noun A participle that modifies a verb in same sentence and which is equivalent to an adverbial clause in English. Adverbial participles may denote time, condition, cause, concession, manner, means, purpose, or attendant circumstance. Adverbial… …
3Final clause — A final clause in linguistics is a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose. For this reason it is also referred to as a purposive clause or a clause of purpose .In English, final clauses are relatively rare. A final clause is a reply to a… …
4that — [that] pron. pl. those [ME < OE thæt, nom. & acc. neut. of the def. article (nom. masc. se, nom. fem. seo), akin to Ger neut. nom. & acc. das < IE demonstrative base * to , * tā > THERE, THITHER, L istud, that, talis, such] I as a… …
5Subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …
6subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …
7that — I. pronoun (plural those) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pronoun & definite article; akin to Old High German daz, neuter demonstrative pronoun & definite article, Greek to, Latin istud, neuter demonstrative …
8so — so1 /soh/, adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in that or this manner or fashion; thus: So it turned out. 3. in the aforesaid state or condition: It is broken and has long been so. 4. to the extent or… …
9Metadiscourse — is a term that is used in philosophy to denote a discussion about a discussion (and so on), as opposed to a simple discussion about a given topic. The term metadiscourse is also used in writing to describe a word or phrase that comments on what… …
10so — I [[t]soʊ[/t]] adv. 1) in the way or manner indicated: Do it so[/ex] 2) in that or this manner or fashion; thus: So it turned out[/ex] 3) in the aforesaid state or condition: It is broken and has long been so[/ex] 4) to the extent or degree… …
