TAILIEUCHUNG - Understanding and using english grammar part 58

This edition encourages interactivity but leaves it open for the users to decide what degree of interactivity best suits their needs. This edition has a larger number of free-response exercises and open-ended communicative tasks. | EXERCISE 2. Using BECAUSE and BECAUSE OF. Charts 17-2 and 19-1 Directions Complete the sentences with either because or because of. 1. We postponed our trip bec UASe Q-P the bad driving conditions. 2. Sue s eyes were red becotUSe she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool. 3. We can t visit the museum tomorrow it isn t open. 4. Jim had to give up jogging his sprained ankle. 5. heavy fog at the airport we had to stay in London an extra day. 6. the elevator was broken we had to walk up six flights of stairs. 7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States the potato famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century. EXERCISE 3. Using BECAUSE OF and DUE TO. Chart 19-1 Directions Using the ideas given in parentheses complete the sentences. 1. Our parents are generous. Because of QUv ge tevOSiVy all of the children in our family have received the best of everything. 2. The traffic was heavy. We were late to the meeting due to 386 CHAPTER 19 3. Bill s wife is ill. Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning because of 4. Dr. Robinson has done excellent research on wolves. Due to __ _ we know much more today about that endangered species than we did even five years ago. 5. It was noisy in the next apartment. I couldn t get to sleep last night because of 6. Circumstances are beyond my control. Due to I regret to say that I cannot be present at your daughter s wedding. 19-2 USING TRANSITIONS TO SHOW CAUSE AND EFFECT THEREFORE AND CONSEQUENTLY a Al failed the test because he didn t study. b Al didn t study. Therefore he failed the test. c Al didn t study. Consequently he failed the test. a b and c have the same meaning. Therefore and consequently mean as a result. In grammar they are called transitions or conjunctive adverbs . Transitions connect the ideas between two sentences. d Al didn t study. Therefore he failed the test. e Al didn t study. He therefore failed the test. f Al didn t study. He failed the

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