Fundamentals Of English Grammar

EXERCISE 20. Adverb clauses wlth BECAUSE. (Chart 8-6)

D&ectiom: Add periods, commas, and capital letters as necessary.

1. Jimmy is very young because he is afraid of the dark he likes to have a light on in his
   bedroom at night.

+ Jimmy is very young. Because he is afraid of the dark, he likes to have a light on in his

bedroom at night...

2. Mr. El-Sayed had a bad cold because he was not feeling well he stayed home from the
   office.


3. Judy went to bed early because she was tired she likes to get at least eight hours of
   sleep a night. ~!I,


4. Frank put his head in his hands he was angry and upset because he had lost a lot of
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   EXERCISE 21. BECAUSE and SO. (Charts 8-3 and 8-6)
   Directions: Create sentences with the same meaning. Use commas as appropriate.
   -. PART I. Restate the sentence, using so.

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  1. Jack lost his job because he never showed up for work on time.
  
  
  
  

+ Jack never showed up for wo* on time, so he lost his job.

2. I opened the window because the room was hot.


3. Because it was raining, I stayed indoors. I st1 ,.,^1 5
   PART II. Restate the sentence, using because. , ,


4. Jason was hungry, so he ate.

+ Because Jason was hungry, he ate. OR Jason ate because he was hungry.

5. The water in the river is polluted, so we can't go swimming. '. " :; II .-


6. My watch is broken, so I was late for my job interview.

0 EXERCISE 22. Review: conjunctions and adverb clauses. (Charts 8-1 + 8-6)
Directiom: Add commas, periods, and capital letters as appropriate. Don't change any of
the words or the order of the words. , , ,i

1. Jim was hot he sat in the shade. , 81,' '

+ Jim was hot. He sat in the shade.

5, Jim was hot and tired so he sat in the shade.

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