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CONJUNCTIONS & TRANSITION WORDS


        B. Prepositional Phrases
        Bu yapılardan sonra isim, zamir veya isim-fiil (gerund) gelir. Cümlenin başında kullanıldığında kendinden sonra gelen
        cümleden virgülle ayrılır.
         as a result of          thanks to
         as a consequence of     on account of                  noun,
                                                                pronoun,
         because of              on (the) grounds of                                     main clause
                                                           +    gerund,
         due to                  in view of                     noun clause,
         owing to                in / by virtue of

        as a result of
           Cause: Global warming means the gradual heating of the Earth’s surface.
           Effect: Both the polar ice caps and mountain glaciers are melting.                    Video 9.3
           ▪ As a result of global warming, both the polar ice caps and mountain glaciers are melting.

           ▪ Both the polar ice caps and mountain glaciers are melting as a result of global warming.
        as a consequence of
           ▪ As a consequence of the sinking of the Titanic, the ships were required to carry enough lifeboats for everyone on
             board. because of

            “-den dolayı, yüzünden, nedeniyle” anlamına gelir.
           Cause: Social media has the most powerful marketing channel impact.
           Effect: Almost 90% of marketers have increased their social marketing efforts.
           ▪ Because of the impact of social media as the most powerful marketing channel, almost 90% of marketers have
             increased their social marketing efforts.
           ▪ Almost 90% of marketers have increased their social marketing efforts because of the impact of social media as the
             most powerful marketing channel.

        due to
           ▪ Due to the meticulous security measures, there were no problems throughout the concert.
        owing to
           ▪ Owing to the low ratings of the series every week, the channel decided to cancel it.
        thanks to
           ▪ Thanks to artificial intelligence technologies, companies can predict what products customers want to buy based on
             their purchase histories.
        on account of
           ▪ Flights to all directions were cancelled on account of the stormy and foggy weather in the region.
        on (the) grounds of

           ▪ On the grounds of their age, the couple’s application for adoption was rejected.
        in view of
           ▪ The successful musician announced that she took a break from music for a while in view of the problem with her
             vocal cords.
        in / by virtue of
           ▪ In / By virtue of his scientific imagination, Leonardo da Vinci helped revolutionise the Renaissance with groundbreaking
             inventions, such as the parachute and flying machines.




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