Linking words of reason and result: because, That’s why, so

 We use That’s why to express reason, at the beginning of a sentence with a

stop (.) or semicolon (;) before it:

Her presence and recognition are constantly growing. That is why her birth
date, 17th November, is the Sculptors and Plastic Arts National Day, in her
memory.

 We use so to express result or consequence. We use a comma (,) before so:

She became interested in sculpture, so she got a scholarship to study art in

Italy. (Result)

A. Complete with because, That’s why or so:

1. Lola Mora made some works in Italy ____________ the Argentinian
government asked her.
2. Lola had a rebellious personality, _________ she did other activities not usual
for women of her time.
3. Near the end of her life, she did some extravagant businesses. ____________
she died in poverty.
B. Complete the sentences with your own ideas, using because, That’s why and
so with the appropriate punctuation:
1. I like art ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We spend a lot of time at school …………………………………………………….
3. Last Monday we didn’t have classes ………………………………………………..