Complete the following sentences.
1We stayed inside ............... it was raining.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the clause "it was raining" to give the reason.
2I wanted to leave early ............... I was not enjoying the party.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Since", "as", and "because" can introduce the reason "I was not enjoying the party".
3The girl stayed at home ............... her illness.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Due to", "owing to", and "because of" can be followed by the noun phrase "her illness".
4We were late ............... the traffic jam.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before the noun phrase "the traffic jam".
5She didn’t love cats, ............... she wasn’t happy when her husband brought two kittens home.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of not loving cats.
6Ravi didn’t play ............... his illness.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Owing to", "due to", and "because of" can be followed by the noun phrase "his illness".
7............... I was tired, I went to bed early.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Because" can introduce the reason "I was tired".
8She was very unhappy ............... she missed her children.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"For" and "because" can introduce the reason she was unhappy.
9............... bad weather, we cancelled the trip.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Due to", "Owing to", and "Because of" can introduce the noun phrase "bad weather".
10............... I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Because" can introduce the reason "I was having a nice time".
11............... it was very cold, he put on his coat.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Because" can introduce the reason "it was very cold".
12She couldn’t walk ............... she had broken her leg.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the clause "she had broken her leg".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We stayed inside because it was raining.
- I wanted to leave early since / as / because I was not enjoying the party.
- The girl stayed at home due to / owing to / because of her illness.
- We were late because of the traffic jam.
- She didn’t love cats, so she wasn’t happy when her husband brought two kittens home.
- Ravi didn’t play owing to / due to / because of his illness.
- As / Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
- She was very unhappy for / because she missed her children.
- Due to / Owing to / Because of bad weather, we cancelled the trip.
- As / Because I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer.
- As / Because it was very cold, he put on his coat.
- She couldn’t walk because she had broken her leg.
