Adverbial clause of reason
In February 2020, she was accused of forgery by the organizers of the Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival to tamper a certificate of appreciation by the committee. (from an Indian newspaper)
Is the underlined to-infinitive clause an adverbial clause of reason? I mean, can we write:
In February 2020, she was accused of forgery by the organizers of the Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival because she tampered a certificate of appreciation by the committee.
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Yes, it's an obvious error by the writer, which wasn't picked up by the editor. You could re-write it like this: In February 2020, she was accused of forgery by the organizers of the Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival for tampering with a certificate of appreciation by the committee . The underlined element in this example is an adjunct (your adverbial) of reason.
- Yes, it's an obvious error by the writer, which wasn't picked up by the editor.
- You could re-write it like this: In February 2020, she was accused of forgery by the organizers of the Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival for tampering with a certificate of appreciation by the committee .
- The underlined element in this example is an adjunct (your adverbial) of reason.
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Yes, it's an obvious error by the writer, which wasn't picked up by the editor.
You could re-write it like this:
In February 2020, she was accused of forgery by the organizers of the Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival for tampering with a certificate of appreciation by the committee.
The underlined element in this example is an adjunct (your adverbial
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