Fill in the blanks with so or because.
Because is a conjunction expressing reason. So is a conjunction expressing the result or effect.
1I didn't like the soup ............... it was too salty.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the speaker did not like the soup.
2I didn't go ............... I had not been invited.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the speaker did not go.
3She was angry ............... they had lied to her.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why she was angry.
4The last bus had gone, ............... I walked home.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of the last bus having gone.
5I had to walk home ............... I missed the bus.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the speaker had to walk home.
6I was late ............... I missed the train.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the speaker was late.
7She was hungry, ............... I gave her some food.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of her being hungry.
8He was busy, ............... he did not talk to us.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of his being busy.
9He didn't need to get up early, ............... he didn't.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show that not getting up early was the result of not needing to.
10I had to retake the test ............... I failed on my first attempt.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the speaker had to retake the test.
11She was angry, ............... I didn't ask her anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of her being angry.
12They were late, ............... we went without them.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of their being late.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I didn’t like the soup because it was too salty.
- I didn’t go because I had not been invited.
- She was angry because they had lied to her.
- The last bus had gone, so I walked home.
- I had to walk home because I missed the bus.
- I was late because I missed the train.
- She was hungry, so I gave her some food.
- He was busy, so he did not talk to us.
- He didn’t need to get up early, so he didn’t.
- I had to retake the test because I failed on my first attempt.
- She was angry, so I didn’t ask her anything.
- They were late, so we went without them.
