As, Since, Because, So, Due To, Owing To

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

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As, since and because are conjunctions. They are followed by clauses. Because of is a
preposition. It is followed by a noun.

5. She didnt love cats . she wasnt 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 didnt play .. his illness.

because
owing to
due to

Due to and owing to both mean because of.

7. . 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.

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9. . 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 couldnt 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. I wanted to leave early since I was not enjoying the party.

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3. The girl stayed at home due to her illness.

4. We were late because of the traffic jam.
5. She didnt love cats so she wasnt happy when her husband brought two kittens home.
6. Ravi didnt 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 couldnt walk because she had broken her leg.

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