Expresses	Phrase(s)	Followed by	Position	Examples
purpose	so (that)	a clause	between clauses	He always dresses smartly so (that) people will notice him.
	for the purpose of, with the intention of	verb + ing	after the main clause	Teresa got up early with the intention of studing before going in to university
	so as to, in order to	infinitive	after the main clause	Carla came home early so as not to have an argument with her parents
	to	infinitive	after the main clause	Dieter goes to the gym every day to keep fit
reason	because/since/as	a clause	between clauses or  at the beginning of the sentence (more emphatic)	We’d better postpone the meeting because/since/as Eva has been delayed Because/As/Since he was feeling ill, he spent the day in bed.
	in case	a clause	after the main clause	Take your mobile with you in case you need to call
	otherwise	a clause	after the main clause	Candice always writes thing down, otherwise she forgets them
	because of /due to/ owing to	noun verb+ing	at the beginning of the sentence or after the main clause	All flights have been canceled because of /due to/ owing to the bad weather
	For this reason/ that reason	a sentence	at the beginning of the sentence and referring to the previous one	Spmeone called me unexpectedly. For this reason I was late for the meeting
result	so/ with the result that	a clause	between clauses	The bridge was damaged, so we couldn’t get across the river. Children are no longer learning their tribal language, with the result that fewer and fewer people speak it
	Consequently/ Therefore/ As a consequence /As a result	a sentence	at the beginning of the sentence and referring to the previous oneas a consequence and as a result can also be used at the end of the sentence	Ranjit injured himself in training yeasterday. As a consequence, he won’t be taking part in the match today. Keiko didn’t write a very good letter of application. She was rejected as a result.
	using Conditionals if clause = possible action, the result			If children start learning foreign languages when they’re young, they learn them effortlessly