Complete the following sentences.
1. We stayed inside ……………. it was raining.
Because of and owing to are prepositions. They are followed by nouns. Because is a conjunction. It is followed by a clause.
2. I wanted to leave early ……………. I was not enjoying the party.
The conjunctions as, since and because can all be used to refer to the reason for something.
3. The girl stayed at home ……………… her illness.
Please select 2 correct answers
Due to and owing to are interchangeable. Both of them are prepositions and are followed by nouns.
4. We were late ……………. the traffic jam.
As, since and because are conjunctions. They are followed by clauses. Because of is a preposition. It is followed by a noun.
5. She didn’t love cats ………………. she wasn’t happy when her husband bought two kittens home.
The conjunctions as, since and because introduce the reason; so introduces the result.
6. Ravi didn’t play …………….. his illness.
Please select 2 correct answers
Due to and owing to both mean because of.
7. ……………. I was tired, I went to bed early.
The conjunction as introduces the reason.
8. She was very unhappy ……………. she missed her children.
Please select 2 correct answers
The conjunctions for and because have very similar meanings. For is common in a formal written style.
9. ………………. bad weather, we cancelled the trip.
Please select 3 correct answers
All of the given options are possible here.
10. …………… I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer.
We use the conjunction 'as' to show the reason.
11. ……………. it was very cold, he put on his coat.
12. She couldn’t walk ……………. she had broken her leg.
Because of, due to and owing to are prepositions. They cannot be followed by a clause.
Answers
1. We stayed inside because it was raining.
2. I wanted to leave early since I was not enjoying the party.
3. The girl stayed at home due to her illness.
4. We were late because of the traffic jam.
5. She didn’t love cats so she wasn’t happy when her husband brought two kittens home.
6. Ravi didn’t play owing to his illness.
7. As I was tired, I went to bed early.
8. She was very unhappy for she missed her children.
9. Due to the bad weather, we cancelled the trip.
10. As I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer.
11. As it was very cold, he put on his coat.
12. She couldn’t walk because she had broken her leg.
