Examples of causal conjunctions

In this lesson from a TEACHER we will study what are the causal conjunctions that exist in Spanish and we will see some examples of each of them. We understand by conjunction all that word that performs the syntactic function of connection between two sentences; that is, it unites one proposition with another. In addition to conjunctions, we can also find conjunctive phrases, which are groups of two or more words that work the same as conjunctions, linking sentences. There are several types of conjunctions. In this lesson we will explain examples of causal conjunctions.

The conjunction is a class of invariable word whose main function is to join sentences together. Depending on the type of conjunction in question, the syntactic relationship established will be the same syntactic; that is, both sentences are syntactically independent (coordination) or it will be a syntactic subordination relationship; that is, one sentence depends on the other and is linked to it through a subordinate link. Conjunctions

they do not have any lexical meaning rather, they are words with a purely grammatical content.

It is essential not to confuse conjunctions with other types of words, which are speech markers. The former are links with syntactic function; that is, they link sentences together, while speech markers are related to sentence modality, semantic content, and speech acts.

Conjunctions in Spanish, as we have previously indicated, can establish coordination or subordination relationships between the different sentences. Next we are going to focus our analysis on the causal conjunctions, which are conjunctions that join subordinate clauses (one of the sentences depends syntactically and semantically from the other), indicating the cause or reason why what is described in the sentence happens principal.

A) Yes, causal conjunctions express the causal relationship that exist between the main clause and the subordinate clause. The conjunctions or causal conjunctive phrases that appear more frequently are: "because", "because of", "because of", "because", "given that", "because of", "since", and how".

Now let's see some examples of causal conjunctions in Spanish:

• I like that you say those things to me because it means that you love me.
• Laura wants to be a veterinarian because she loves animals.
• In the end we didn't see the movie because the tickets were sold out.
• I did it because I wanted to.
• Traffic worsened due to heavy rain.
• Since I have a fever, I won't be able to go to work today.
• Because we don't have money, we won't be able to go on vacation this summer.
• On the occasion of my brother's last birthday, tonight we are having a party.
• Since you can't come, I'll go alone.
• She didn't invite me to dinner because she doesn't like me.
• I don't like that jacket because it's too old.
• We cannot meet today because I have to work this afternoon.
• I like to eat pasta because it reminds me of Italy.
• I didn't notify you since I didn't have your phone number.
• Since I had a lot of dinner last night, this morning my stomach hurt.
• Since it is very cold, I am going to get a coat and a scarf.