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Because and so

May 26, 2015 - A2pdf

Because is a subordinating conjunction. It shows the cause.So is a coordinating conjunction. It shows the effect.

We can combine two clauses using because and so.

Study the example given below.

Susie didn’t attend the party. She was not invited.

We can combine these two clauses in two different ways.

Susie didn’t attend the party because she was not invited.
Susie was not invited, so she did not attend the party.

Progress 0 of 6 answered
1He was lazy ............... he did not study well.
Wrong!
2I could not talk to him ............... he was busy.
Wrong!
3He was ill ............... he did not attend school for a week.
Wrong!
4He was sick ............... they took him to hospital.
Wrong!
5The teacher asked him to go out ............... he misbehaved in the class.
Wrong!
6We left the windows open ............... it was warm.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/6

Answers

  1. He was lazy so he did not study well.
  2. I could not talk to him because he was busy.
  3. He was ill so he did not attend school for a week.
  4. He was sick so they took him to hospital.
  5. The teacher asked him to go out because he misbehaved in the class.
  6. We left the windows open because it was warm.
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