下面例句选自一篇考研图画作文范文，主题是讽刺滥用简化字（simplified character ）的现象。图画描述一个“展销会”的指示牌被简化成了“尸销会”，两名过路人受到惊吓、当场晕菜的场面。图画作文的首段往往要求进行图画场景描述，范文的开篇就有了这样两句话：
The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard, and being shocked at the message. This is because the billboard is advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”.
as, since, because, for, for the reason that, the reason(why…) is that
due to, because of, as a result of, on account of
so, thus, therefore, as a result, that’s why,
cause, lead to, result in, result from, attribute…to…, be responsible for
例1： The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard, and being shocked at the message due to the advertisement of a “sale of the dead bodies”.
例2：The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard. Their being shocked at the message can be attributed to the advertisement of a “sale of the dead bodies”.
The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard, and being shocked at the message. The reason is that the billboard is advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”.
2. 介词短语
In the picture, two people are reading the announcement and they are being shocked at the message of “a sale of dead bodies” on a billboard.
3．疑问句
The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard. Why are they so shocked? The reason is that the billboard is advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”.
4. 原因状语从句
The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard. As the billboard is advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”, they are shocked at the message.
5. 结果状语从句
The picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard. The billboard is advertising a “sale of the dead bodies” so that they are shocked at the message.
6. 时间状语从句
in the picture, while the two people are reading the announcement on the billboard about “a sale of the dead bodies”, they are being deeply shocked.
7. 分词短语
In the picture, reading the message of a ‘sale of the dead bodies” advertised on the billboard, the two people are deeply shocked.
8. 主动语态
In the picture, the announcement on a billboard advertising a “sale of the dead bodies” shocks the two people reading it.
9. There be 结构
In the picture, there is an announcement on a billboard advertising a “sale of the dead bodies” and shocking the two people reading it.
10. 倒装句
On a billboard is an announcement advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”. The two people reading it are being shocked.
11. 定语从句
In the picture, the announcement on a billboard which advertises a “sale of the dead bodies” shocks the two people reading it.
12．强调句
In the picture, it is the announcement on a billboard advertising a “sale of the dead bodies” that shocks the two people reading it.
13. 虚拟语气
In the picture, were it not for the announcement on the billboard advertising a “sale of the dead bodies”, the two people would not be so shocked.
14. 复杂书面语
It is of considerable interest to observe in this bizarre caricature that a couple of citizens, reading an announcement issued on the billboard, are taken aback as a result of the astounding message which informs people of a “sale of dead bodies”.
句中使用的词组包括：be of considerable interest, a couple of, taken aback, as a result of, inform sb. of