Whoever / No matter who rings，tell him I‘m out. Wherever / No matter where he is，he will be thinking of you.由whenever，wherever，however引导的从句，也可以分别看作时 间状语从句、地点状语从句和方式状语从句。把它们当作让步状语从句是因为它们常有no matter when （where，how）的含义。
6.原因状语从句
原因状语从句通常由because，since，as，when now （that），seeing （that），considering （that）等引导。
because，since和as三者的区别如下：
because的语势最强，其次是since，再次是as. because可以回答why引导的特殊问句，而since和as不能。
because引导的从句可以被just，only，simply等副词修饰，也可以用并列连词构成并列的because从句，而since和as则不能。如：
We pardoned him only because he was still young. for表示原因时，作“因为”解，多用于正式文体，有时可以与because换用，但for从句只能置于主句之后。如：
She didn‘t go to school，for / because she was ill. now （that）和seeing （that）都作“既然”解，通常可与since或as换用，如：
Now （that） you have come，you may as well stay. Seeing （that） he is inexperienced，he is not fit for the work.
7. 结果状语从句
引导结果状语从句的连词有：so that，so…that，such that，such…that，that等。
当从句前面有逗号时，so that中that可省略，如：
It was dark，so （that） we could see nothing in front of us.“So 形容词 / 副词 that”是引导结果状语从句的常用结构，如：
He talked so loud that he annoyed the speaker. He was so brilliant that he made a lot of inventions.“such （a） 形容词 名词 that”与“so…that”的意义相同，如：
It was such a hot day that people could not go out. He painted such beautiful pictures that the visitors were lost in admiration. that可以单独引导结果状语从句，如：
The question is of great importance that it cannot be neglected.
8. 目的状语从句
引导目的状语从句的连词有：in order that，so that，so，that，in case，for fear that，lest等。
in order that与so that的意义和用法基本相同，in order that多用于正式文体，常表示经过认真考虑的目的，如：
In order that he would have more space for painting，he bought a big house. You ought to write to him，in order that he won‘t feel we are hiding things from him. So和that可视为so that的省略形式，但不如so that常用，如：
Bring it closer so / that I may see it better. for fear that，in case和lest都表示否定的目的，相当于so that…not或in order that…not，作“以免、以防”解。
He wrote the name down for fear that he should forget it . lest限于正式文体，它所引导的从句中的谓语动词多用should be型或be型虚拟形式，如：
He hid the box lest it （should） be stolen. in case引导的从句谓语既可以用虚拟形式，又可用陈述语气，如：
Better take more clothes in case it is cold. She doesn‘t dare to go out in case she is recognized / （should） be recognized.