Cause Connectors Online Exercise
Cause Connectors Online Exercise
Define whether the sentences below are True or False Correct mistakes.
#1. They had a such bad day that got depressed.
such a bad day / so
#2. He spoke such good Arabic that he surprised everyone.
#3. He gave me so good advice that I was very grateful to him.
such good advice
#4. They had so a good meal at that restaurant that they wanted to go there again.
F, so good a meal
#5. He was as rich that he owned four homes.
so rich
#6. He is so shy as he never speaks in class.
so shy that
#7. She was such a good student that she won a scholarship.
#8. I had too many things to do that I could not finish them all.
so many things
#9. The old woman’s handwriting was so faint that I could hardly read it.
#10. It was so good game that the stadium was packed.
It was so good game that the stadium was packed.
#11. The building was as large that we had difficulty finding his office.
so large that
such a good meal bad a day
#12. It was so warm weather that we went to the swimming pool.
such
#13. The store had too few customers that it closed.
so few
#14. They had such a good time in Rome that they always dreamed of going back.
#15. The doctor has so many patients that he could not see them all.
#16. He is so forgetful as he never pays his rent on time.
so forgetful that
#17. They were such talented actors that their movie was a great success.
#18. It was so confusing as I could not understand it.
so confusing that
Cause Connectors Online Exercise
Define whether the sentences below are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct mistakes.
| 1- They had so a good meal at that restaurant that they wanted to go there again. |
| 2- They were such talented actors that their movie was a great success. |
| 3- The store had too few customers that it closed. |
| 4- It was such a long lesson that we could not finish it in one day. |
| 5- He was as rich that he owned four homes. |
| 6- He is so forgetful as he never pays his rent on time. |
| 7- She was such a good student that she won a scholarship. |
| 8- They had a such bad day that got depressed. |
| 9- It was so warm weather that we went to the swimming pool. |
| 10- The old woman’s handwriting was so faint that I could hardly read it. |
| 11- The stars are so far from the earth that we cannot see most of them. |
| 12- I had too many things to do that I could not finish them all. |
| 13- It was so confusing as I could not understand it. |
| 14- He spoke such good Arabic that he surprised everyone. |
| 15- The building was as large that we had difficulty finding his office. |
| 16- He gave me so good advice that I was very grateful to him. |
| 17- They had such a good time in Rome that they always dreamed of going back. |
| 18- He is so shy as he never speaks in class. |
| 19- It was so good game that the stadium was packed. |
| 20- The doctor has so many patients that he could not see them all. |
ex.
| 1- F, so good a meal / | 8- F, such a bad day / so | 15-F, so large that such a good meal bad a day |
| 2- T | 9- F, such | 16- F, such good advice |
| 3- F, so few | 10-T | 17- T |
| 4- ? | 11-? | 18- F, so shy that |
| 5- F, so rich | 12- F, so many things | 19- F, such a good game |
| 6- F, so forgetful that | 13- F, so confusing that | 20-T |
| 7- T | 14-T |
Cause Connectors Online Exercise
Sentence connectors showing cause and effect
| Sentence connectors improve your writing. They add variety and sophistication to your style of writing. |
| In this lesson we will learn about words and expressions used to show cause and effect. |
| In English, we use several different words to show cause and effect. Examples are: for, because, as, since, therefore, hence, as a result, consequently, due to, because of, as a result of etc. |
| He must be asleep for there is no light in his room. |
| I decided to call it a day – for I was feeling tired. |
| I helped him because I liked him. |
| Since he had not paid the rent, he was told to vacate the room. |
| As it is raining again, we will have to stay at home. |
| It was raining, so we stayed at home. |
| Notes |
| So shows the effect. As, since and because show the cause. |
| Compare: |
| As he hasn’t arrived yet, we will have to go without him. |
| He hasn’t arrived yet, so we will have to go without him. |
| The poor parents could not support the baby. Therefore they sent him to an orphanage. |
| We had to cancel the trip due to my daughter’s illness. |
| Owing to bad weather the match was cancelled. |
| We had to cancel the match because of bad weather. |
| I was late owing to the fact that the train broke down. |
