Assignment 1

Complete the following sentences using because or because of.

1. She was late because of the storm.

2. I helped him because he was my friend.

3. He decided to hire a taxi because he was late.

4. I couldn’t come because I was busy.

5. You can’t criticize her just beacuse she is a woman.

Assignment 2

- Rewrite the sentences by changing because into because of and vice versa.

example: I was late because I missed the train.

answer: Because of missing the train, I was late.

- Exercise :

1. She was angry with him because she had been cheated by him.

2. A lot of people lost their jobs because of the financial recession

3. He won first place because he worked hard

4. Because she was angry with him, she didn’t speak to him.

Answer:

1. Because of him cheating on her, she was angry with him

2. A lot of people lost their jobs because the financial is recessioning
3. Because of his hard work, he won the first place
4. Because she was angry with him, she didn’t speak to him.
She didn’t speak to him because of getting angry with him