Fill in the blanks with because or so.
1I was hungry ............... I hadn’t eaten anything.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason you were hungry.
2I missed the train ............... I overslept.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason you missed the train.
3She was fired ............... she was inefficient.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason she lost her job.
4I hadn’t eaten anything since morning ............... I felt hungry and tired.
Wrong!
Use "so" before the result of not eating since morning.
5I missed the flight ............... I couldn’t attend the conference.
Wrong!
Use "so" before the result of missing the flight.
6I didn’t post the letter ............... she never received the news.
Wrong!
Use "so" before the result of not posting the letter.
7She apologized ............... she knew that she was wrong.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason she apologized.
8I was feeling tired ............... I went to bed early.
Wrong!
Use "so" before the result of feeling tired.
9She failed the test ............... she had a bad teacher.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason she failed the test.
10They cancelled the trip ............... the weather was stormy.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason they cancelled the trip.
11I went to bed early ............... I had a morning flight to catch.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the reason you went to bed early.
12He refused to leave ............... I called the police.
Wrong!
Use "so" before the result of his refusal to leave.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I was hungry because I hadn’t eaten anything.
- I missed the train because I overslept.
- She was fired because she was inefficient.
- I hadn’t eaten anything since morning so I felt hungry and tired.
- I missed the flight so I couldn’t attend the conference.
- I didn’t post the letter so she never received the news.
- She apologized because she knew that she was wrong.
- I was feeling tired so I went to bed early.
- She failed the test because she had a bad teacher.
- They cancelled the trip because the weather was stormy.
- I went to bed early because I had a morning flight to catch.
- He refused to leave so I called the police.

