Those student arrived late because of having an accident.

1 Because of an accident, I was late

2 Because the weather was bad, we delayed our trip

3 Because of the picture's beauty, I like it

4 Because of his height, Nam can reach the book on the shelf

5 Because he is ill, he can't drive

III. Rewrite sentences that they have the same meaning with the given ones. Use the words in brackets.

1. Because there was an accident, I was late. (because of) Because of the accident, I was late.

2. We delayed our trip because of the bad weather. (because)

because th weather was bad, we delayed our trip 

3. I like this picture because it's beautiful. (because of)

I like this picture because its beaty

4. Because Nam is tall, he can reach the book on the shelf. (because of)

because of being tall , nam can reach the book on the shelf.

5. He can't drive because of his illness. (because)

 He can't drive because he is ill

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

>> Because of……………………………being a traffic accident, I went to school late. ………………………………………………………

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

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

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

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

Rewrite

1. I hope to see you at Christmas.-> I am looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.

2. Your hair is too long, You'd better have it cut.-> Your hair needs cutting.

3. Are you against working on sunday?-> Do you object to working on Sunday?

4. I have to write 6 letter a day. -> There are 6 letters a day for me to write.

5. You are not permitted to smoke in the hall.-> Smoking is not permitted in the hall.

6. I wish I had gone on holiday with my friend.-> I regret not going on holiday with my friend.

7. Tom's father no longer smokes cigarettes.-> No longer does Tom's father smoke cigarettes.

8. People did not discover Aids until 1981.-> Not until 1981 did people discover AIDS.

9. I seldom come there at night.-> Seldom do I come there at night.

10. We have never seen such a wonderful sight before.-> Never have we seen such a wonderful sight before.

11. Those students arrived late because they had an accident.-> Because of the accident, those students arrived late.

12. Tom was worried because of the heavy traffic.-> Because the traffic was heavy, Tom was worried.

13. I regret not finishing my homework at the weekend.-> I wish I had finished my homework at the weekend.

14. Ba ate too much and then felt sick.-> If Ba hadn't eaten too much, he wouldn't have felt sick.

1. They arrived late because of the terrible traffic 

2. Because of the rain, we didn’t go out.

3. Because of his good memory, he never needs to write anything down.

4. He couldn’t run very fast because of his bad leg 

5. Because of the warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.

6. He couldn’t drive fast because of the heavy traffic

Nam fell asleep because of the bad film 

11. I haven't met him since I was a student

19. Because of the bad weather, they didn't find the trip interesting

20. Because of the terrible traffic, they arrived late

Đáp Án A.

- Sau “arrive” có thể xuất hiện 1 trong 2 giới từ “in” hoặc “at”

+ arrive in: Đến (Tuy nhiên địa điểm trong trường hợp này là địa điểm lớn.

Eg: arrive in Ha Noi, arrive in Fracce…)

+ arrive at: Đến (Địa điểm nhỏ.

Eg: arrive at the airport, arrive at the station…)

Trong trường hợp này, ta chọn “arrive at”

- break down: vỡ, hỏng, trục trặc

Dịch câu: Họ đến nhà ga muộn vì xe taxi bị hỏng.

Chọn A

- Sau “arrive” có thể xuất hiện 1 trong 2 giới từ “in” hoặc “at”

+ arrive in: Đến (Tuy nhiên địa điểm trong trường hợp này là địa điểm lớn.

Eg: arrive in Ha Noi, arrive in Fracce…)

+ arrive at: Đến (Địa điểm nhỏ.

Eg: arrive at the airport, arrive at the station…)

Trong trường hợp này, ta chọn “arrive at”

- break down: vỡ, hỏng, trục trặc

Dịch câu: Họ đến nhà ga muộn vì xe taxi bị hỏng.

Because and Because of

Because of having an accident, these students arrived late.

      - Because these students had an accident, they arrived late.                  Nick is often punished because he is lazy.

      - Because of being lazy ( Nick’s laziness), Nick is often punished.

The accident happened because of his being negligent in his driving.

      - Because he was negligent in his driving, the accident happened.

Karen works on Sundays because she gets paid extra.

      - Because of getting paid extra, Karen works on Sunday.

 She ate much because of her hunger.

      - Because she was hungry, she ate much.

 We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.

      - Because of the rough water, we didn’t go fishing.

Because and Because of

Because of having an accident, these students arrived late.

      - Because these students had an accident, they arrived late.

 Nick is often punished because he is lazy.

      - Because of being lazy( Nick's laziness), Nick is often punished.

The accident happened because of his being negligent in his driving.

      - Because he was negligent in his driving, the accident happened.

Karen works on Sundays because she gets paid extra.

      - Because of getting paid extra, Karen works on Sunday.             

  She ate much because of her hunger.

      - Because she was hungry, she ate much.               

 We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.

      - Because of the rough water, we didn't go fishing.