*Practice: Complete the sentences with “because/as/since, if, unless, when, so”.1. We decided to go out for a meal ____________ we had no food at home.
2. He has a very important job ____________ he is particularly well-paid.
3. Can I borrow that book ____________ you’ve finished it?
4. You canh drive a car ____________ you've got a license.
5. No one was watching the television ____________ I switched the television off.
6. ____________ she changed a lot, we didn't recognize her.
7. ____________ you're ready, we can start now.
8. I'm going away for a few days. I’ll phone you ____________ I get back.
9. You should inform the police ____________ your bicycle is stolen.
10. Matthew went to bed ____________ it was too late to go out
* Practice: Rewrite the following sentences with BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF.
1. He couldn’t meet you because of being busy
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2. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty
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3. She went to bed early because of her sickness
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4. Two cars canh pass each other because the road is narrow
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5. We spent the whole day in the garden because the weather is lovely.
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6. We can’t swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted.
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Ex: Although/ though/ even though it was raining, we went out.= We went out although/ though/ even though it was raining.
* Practice:
1. He is very rich. He is not happy. (although).
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2. He tried. He was not successful. (though).
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3. He got good jobs. He was not satisfied. (even though).
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4. He often tells lies. Mary believes him. (although).
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5. She can’t answer my question. She is very intelligent. (although).
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6. The weather changed, but the picnic went ahead as planned. (though).
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1. We decided to go out for a meal _____because_______ we had no food at home.
2. He has a very important job ___so_________ he is parularly well-paid.
3. Can I borrow that book _____when _______ you’ve finished it?
4. You can drive a car _____if_______ you've got a license.
5. No one was watching the television _____so_______ I switched the television off.
6. ______Because______ she changed a lot, we didn't recognize her.
7. ______Unless______ you're ready, we can start now.
8. I'm going away for a few days. I’ll phone you _____when _______ I get back.
9. You should inform the police ____if________ your bicycle is stolen.
10. Matthew went to bed ______because______ it was too late to go out
1. He couldn’t meet you because of being busy
...He couldn’t meet you because he was busy .............................................................................................
2. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty
.........Nobody can do this test because it 's difficult........................................................................
3. She went to bed early because of her sickness
....... She went to bed early because she was sick...........................
4. Two cars can't pass each other because the road is narrow
..........Two cars can't pass each other because of the narrow road.............................................................
5. We spent the whole day in the garden because the weather is lovely.
..............We spent the whole day in the garden because of the lovely wheather ...............................
6. We can’t swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted.
.........We can’t swim in this part of the river because of the fact that the water is highly polluted........................................