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continuously happening one after another
- He scored three consecutive goals in the match, leading his team to victory.
- The company reported consecutive quarterly losses, leading to concerns among investors.
- This is the fifth consecutive day of heavy rainfall in the region.
- She has won the championship for three consecutive years.
- The team has suffered consecutive defeats, putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy.
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(grammar) referring to a clause or sentence structure that expresses a consequence or result of a preceding action or statement
- The phrase "so that" introduces a consecutive clause, explaining the result of the previous action.
- In the sentence "He worked hard, so he passed the exam," the second part is a consecutive clause showing the result of his hard work.
- Consecutive clauses often use words like "therefore," "thus," or "so" to express a result or outcome.
- The teacher explained how to form consecutive clauses using cause and effect relationships.
- The sentence "It was raining, so we stayed indoors" contains a consecutive clause indicating the result of the rain.
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