Question

I. Supply either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF as appropriate.

1. It was difficult to deliver the letter   the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.

2. We decided to leave early         the party was boring.

3. Rescue attemps were temporarily halted       the bad weather.

4. Paul may not go to the football game his grades.

5. They visited their friends often they enjoyed their company.

II. Combine each pair of sentences, using BECAUSE, SINCE, AS.

1. She saw the wanted man in a small coffee shop. She phoned the police.

2. The teacher is sick. We’ll have no class tomorrow.

3. She walked slowly. Her leg was injured.

4. Mary looks happy. She has just got good marks.

5. He came to the office 10 minutes late. He missed the first bus.

6. She coughed and sneezed. The doctor said she had to stay out of crowd.

7. It got dark. I couldn’t read the letter.

8. I didn’t come in time. There was a traffic jam.

9. He stayed at home yesterday. His mother was sick.

10. We didn’t want to go out. It rained heavily.