Because/ So

Use because to give a reason:Micha was tired because she worked all night.


Use so to show a result:Micha worked all night, so she was tired.


Excercises:

--THE DINNER PARTY---
Write BECAUSE or SO in the blanks below. Don't forget the comma!

1. Ruby enjoys cooking __________ she invited all of her classmates over for dinner.
2. Everyone enjoys a good home-cooked meal __________ everybody went to Ruby's house.
3. Taka ate two plates full of food __________ he was very hungry!
4. Larena and Tammi shared a plate of food  __________ they like the same things.
5. Maria is a professional bartender __________ she mixed drinks for everybody.
6. There were lots of lemons on the table __________ Sam brought a big bag full of lemons.
7. Sara is a musician __________ she played the piano and sang to entertain everyone.
8. Leo and Kazu danced in the middle of the livingroom  __________ they love to dance.
9. Filiz asked for the recipe __________ she loved the dinner.
10. Delma also loved the dinner  __________ she asked for the recipe too.
11. Ruby's recipe is a secret family recipe  __________ she couldn't give it away.
12. Filiz and Delma were disappointed __________ Ruby wouldn't share the recipe, but they understood why.
13. Ruby worked very hard to prepare the meal __________ she was very tired.
14. Lenny, Sandy and Sassy cleaned off the table __________  the dishes could be washed.
15. Abrahim, Hiro and Kadir offered to wash the dishes __________ poor Ruby was really tired.
16. All the classmates said, "Thank you!"  __________ they enjoyed the dinner.
17. It was getting late  __________ everybody started leaving.
18. Ruby slept for two days  __________ she was exhausted!
19. When we are giving a reason, we use ________ .
20. When we are showing results, we use ________ .