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8-6 CONNECTING IDEAS WITH BECAUSE
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EXERCISE
19.
Adverb clauses with BECAUSE.
(Chart 8-6)
Directions:
Combine each pair of sentences in two different orders. Use because. Punctuate carefully.
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We didn't have class.
The teacher was absent.
→We didn't
have class because the teacher was absent.
→ Because
the teacher was absent, we didn't have class.
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The children were hungry.
There was no food in the house.
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3
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The bridge
is closed.
We can't
drive to the other side of the river.
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My car didn't start.
The battery was dead.
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Larry and
Patti laughed hard.
The joke
was very funny.
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EXERCISE
20.
Adverb clauses with BECAUSE.
(Chart 8-6)
Directions:
Add periods, commas, and capital letters as necessary.
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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.
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Mr. El-Sayed had a bad cold because he was not feeling well he
stayed home from the office
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Judy went
to bed early because she was tired she likes to get at least eight hours of
sleep a night
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Frank put his head in his hands he was angry and upset because he had
lost a lot of work on his computer.
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