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g. Was Mirabela’s family together in the end? How do you know?
3 Grammar Time
3.1. Read the following sentences and note how an action is connected
with its reason.
a. I didn’t drive the car because I was feeling dizzy.
b. I didn’t drive the car because of my dizziness.
c. I was feeling dizzy so I didn’t drive the car.
d. He doesn’t walk in the sun because he has an allergy.
e. Because of his smart work, Steve took his company to the next
level.
f. The schools in Kathmandu were shut due to the strike.
g. I hope they have decided to come as I wanted to hear about
their Thailand trip.
h. Since everything can be done on the computer sitting at home,
there is no need to dress up for office.
i. I left my pen at home so I borrowed one from Tilak.
j. Jasmine studied hard for the math exam therefore she got an A.
* Because, because of, so, due to, as, since, therefore are reason/
cause connectives. They connect an action with its reason/
cause. Sometimes they are used to show the effect and result.
* Because, as, since are used before the reason if the reason is in
a complete sentence and because of and due to are used before
the reason if the reason is in a noun phrase.
* So and therefore are used before the action/result.
3.2. Connect the following sentences with the connective from the
bracket.
a. I was feeling tired. I didn’t attend the training. (because)
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