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Adverb Clause of reason an Adverb clause of purpose
How do we differentiate between adverb clause of reason and adverb clause of purpose? The connectors they use are different but both answer the question 'why'.
Re: Adverb Clause of reason an Adverb clause of purpose
Reason and purpose are not identical; if someone steals because they're hungry, that is the reason, but the purpose would have been to alleviate their hunger.