16)  Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick.

>> Because of her sickness, Mary didn’t go to school yesterday 

17)  She went to bed early because she felt tired.

>>Because of feeling tired,  She went to bed early 

18)  Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick.

>> Because of her mother's sickness, Margaret stayed at home

19)  I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

>> Because of the difficult test, I couldn’t do the test 

20)   I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark.

>> Because of the darkness, I couldn’t read the letter 

21)   I can’t study because it is noisy.

>> Because of the noise, I can’t study 

22)  The train come late because it was foggy.

>> Because of the fog, The train come late 

23)   The train was late because the fog was thick.

>> Because of the thick fog, The train was late

24)  I can’t sleep because the weather is hot.

>> Because of the hot weather, I can’t sleep

25)  All the teacher love him because his conduct is good.

>> Because of his good conduct, All the teacher love him

26)  Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late.

>> Because of the traffic accident, I went to school late.

27)  Because there is a  shortage of meet, we had to live on beans.

>> Because of a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans.

28)  Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly.

>> Because of  a lack of water, many trees died rapidly.

29)  She walked slowly because her leg was injured.

>> Because of her injured leg, She walked slowly

30)  Because it was sunny, we decided to go camping.

>> Because of the sunny weather, we decided to go camping.

Rewrite the following sentences:

Peter did not go to school yesterday because he was sick.

==> Because of his sickness, Peter did not go to school yesterday.

Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.

==> Because of feeling tired, Mary went to bed early.

Rewrite the following sentences:

Peter did not go to school yesterday because he was sick.

==> Because of ..Peter's sickness, he did not go to school yesterday.....

Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.

==> Because of ....feeling tired, Mary went to bed early......

Change clauses of reas on to phrases: 1. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick. ..Because of Mary's sickness , she didn't go to school yesterday ...

2. She went to bed early because she felt tired. ..She went to bed early because of feeling tired ...

3.Ann didn't go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold ...Ann didn't go to the circus with Betty because of having a bad cold ..

4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically. ..John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodically work..

5. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick. ..Margaret stayed home because of her mother 's sickness....

6. I like him because his father is kind to me. .... I like him because of his father 's kindness.

7. I can't eat these fruits because they are green. ...I can't eat these fruits because of being green..

8. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult. .I couldn’t do the test because of its dificulty...

9. I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark. .. I couldn’t read the letter because of the darkness.

10. He came late because it rained heavily .... He came late because of the heavy rain...

Change clauses of reas on to phrases:

1. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick.

=> Mary didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness

2. She went to bed early because she felt tired.

=> She went to bed early because of her tiredness

3.Ann didn't go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold

=> Ann didn't go to the circus with Betty because of her bad cold

4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically.

=> John succeeded in his exam because of working hard and methodically.

5. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick.

=> Margaret stayed home because of her mother’s sickness

6. I like him because his father is kind to me.

=> Because of the kind of his father, I like him.

7. I can't eat these fruits because they are green.

=> Because of green fruits, I can't eat them.

8. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

=> Because of its difficulty, I couldn't do the test .

9. I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark.

=> Because of the darkness , I couldn’t read the letter .

10. He came late because it rained heavily

=> Because of the heavy rain, He came late .

1. He isn't happy although he is very rich DESPITE

Despite being very rich, he isn't happy

2. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied INSPITE OF

In spite of getting a good job, he was not satisfied

3. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick BECAUSE OF

Mary didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness

4. She went to bed early because she felt tired BECAUSE OF

Because of feeling tired, she went to bed early

5. I can't sleep because the weather is hot BECAUSE OF

I can't sleep because of the hot weather

was tired, she didn't go to school

\(\Rightarrow\) Because she was tired, she didn't go to school.

was tired, she didn't go to school

1. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick

-> Because of her sickness, Mary didn't go to school yesterday.

3. Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick

-> Because of her mother sickness, Margaret stayed at home.

5. I couldn't read the letter because is was dark

-> Because of darkness, I couldn't read the letter.

rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones

1. he couldn't meet you because of being busy(because)

-> Because he was busy, he couldn't meet you.

2. she can't work hard because she is very old(because of)

-> Because of being very old, she can't work hard.

3. she went to bed early because of her sickness(because)

-> Because she was sick, she went to bed early.

4. he likes her because she is very beautiful(because of)

-> Because of her beauty, he likes her.

5. nobody can do this test because he was very poor(because of)

-> Because of his poverty, nobody can do this test.

6. he couldn't go to school because he was very poor(because of)

-> Because of being very poor, he couldn't go to school.

7.two cars can't pass each other because of narrow road(because)

-> Because the road is narrow, two cars can't pass each other.

8. we spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather(because)

-> Because the weather was lovely, we spent the whole day in the garden.

1. he couldn't meet you because of being busy(because)

Because he was busy, he couldn't meet you

2. she can't work hard because she is very old(because of)

Because of her old age, she can't work hard

3. she went to bed early because of her sickness(because)

Because she was sick, she went to bed early

4. he likes her because she is very beautiful(because of)

Because of her beauty, he likes her

5. nobody can do this test because he was very poor(because of)

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6. he couldn't go to school because he was very poor(because of)

Because of his poverty, he couldn't go to school

7.two cars can't pass each other because of narrow road(because)

Because the road is narrow, two cars can't pass each other

8. we spent the whole day i the garden because of lovely weather(because)

Because the weather was lovely, we spent the whole day in the garden

1. He couldn't meet you because he was busy

2. She went to bed early because she was sick

3. We spent the whole day in the garden because the weather was lovely

4. I can't play volleyball because I'm not tall

5. We can't swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted