The underlined part of the following sentence is an adverb clause of:
Ravi charged his phone fully at the hostel so that he could call home from the train.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Purpose
“So that he could call home from the train” tells the aim of charging the phone. Calling home is what Ravi wanted to do later.
| Option | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Result | tells what happened in the end; it comes after “so” or “such” with a describing word, as in “so hot that”; here no describing word comes before “that” | The tea was so hot that I burnt my tongue. |
| (2) Reason | gives the cause of an action, with words like “because” or “since” | We stayed indoors because it was raining heavily. |
| (3) Condition | tells on what condition something happens, with words like “if” or “unless” | You will catch the bus if you leave now. |
| (4) Purpose (answer) | tells the aim of an action; it often begins with so that or in order that | Papa saved money every month so that he could buy a scooter. |