Complete the following sentences using because or because of.
1. We cancelled the trip ………………….. the rain.
Wrong!
2. I helped him ………………… I liked him.
Wrong!
3. It was all ……………….. my mother that I reached where I am today.
Wrong!
4. You have to hurry up ………………… you are already late.
Wrong!
5. I was late …………………. my car broke down on the way home.
Wrong!
6. She worked hard ……………….. she wanted to pass.
Wrong!
7. I sat down to rest ………………… I was tired.
Wrong!
8. She didn’t get the job ………………. she didn’t apply in time.
Wrong!
9. ……………….. his strange accent, people assume that he is a foreigner.
Wrong!
10. He lost his job ………………… his drug problem.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
1. We cancelled the trip because of the rain.
2. I helped him because I liked him.
3. It was all because of my mother that I reached where I am today.
4. You have to hurry up because you are already late.
5. I was late because my car broke down on the way home.
6. She worked hard because she wanted to pass.
7. I sat down to rest because I was tired.
8. She didn’t get the job because she didn’t apply in time.
9. Because of his strange accent, people assume that he is a foreigner.
10. He lost his job because of his drug problem.
