As Since Because So Due To Owing To

She didn’t love cats so she wasn’t happy when her husband brought two kittens home.. Ravi didn’t play owing to his illness.[r]

Complete the following sentences

1 We stayed inside it was raining

because

because of

owing to

SO

Because of and owing to are prepositions They are followed by nouns Because is a

conjunction It is followed by a clause

2 I wanted to leave early I was not enjoying the party

since

as

because

All of the above

The conjunctions as, since and because can all be used to refer to the reason for something

3 The girl stayed at home her illness

because

due to

owing to

Due to and owing to are interchangeable Both of them are prepositions and are followed by nouns

4 We were late the traffic jam

because

because of

aS

since

As, since and because are conjunctions They are followed by clauses Because of is a

preposition It is followed by a noun

5 She didn’t love cats she wasn’t happy when her husband bought two kittens home

as

SO

since

because

The conjunctions as, since and because introduce the reason; so introduces the result

6 Ravi didn't play his illness

because

owing to

due to

Due to and owing to both mean because of

7 ssccsscccesceees I was tired, I went to bed early

AS

So

Because of

The conjunction as introduces the reason

8 She was very unhappy she missed her children

for

SO

because

The conjunctions for and because have very similar meanings For is common in a formal written style

Q.2 sse5 bad weather, we cancelled the trip

Due to

Owing to

Because of

All of the given options are possible here

10 I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer

AS

So

Because of

We use the conjunction 'as' to show the reason

11 it was very cold, he put on his coat

AS

So

Because of

12 She couldn’t walk she had broken her leg

because

because of

due to

owing to

Because of, due to and owing to are prepositions They cannot be followed by a clause

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Answers

1 We stayed inside because it was raining

2 1 wanted to leave early since I was not enjoying the party

3 The girl stayed at home due to her illness

4 We were late because of the traffic jam

5 She didn’t love cats so she wasn’t happy when her husband brought two kittens home

6 Ravi didn’t play owing to his illness

7 As I was tired, I went to bed early

8 She was very unhappy for she missed her children

9 Due to the bad weather, we cancelled the trip

10 As I was having a nice time, I decided to stay longer

11 As it was very cold, he put on his coat

12 She couldn’t walk because she had broken her leg