Solutions Reason and Result

ACTIVITY ONE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT LINK WORD

1. (Due to/as) it was raining heavily, we left early.
2. (Owing to/because) the bad weather, the match began late.
3. A fight started (As a result/so), several people were taken to hospital.
4. The boy failed his exam (because/because of) his illness.
5. She parked on a busy narrow bridge; (consequently/owing to) , she was fined £ 50.
6. They gave him a medal (since/because of) his bravery.
7. We got a taxi (because/because of) we were late.

ACTIVITY TWO:REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE CONNECTOR GIVEN

1.He had witnessed the crime; therefore, he was expected to give evidence in the court. (Therefore).
2. Because of my interest to see what would happen, I stayed till the end of the meeting. (Because of).
3. Due to the persistent fog, the rescue team decided not to carry out the search.(due to).
4.His car broke down; thus, he was very angry. (thus)
5.The bank was unable to lend him any money at that time; as a consequence, he had to put off buying a house(as a consequence ).
6. The bank refused to grant us a loan since we had no security.(since).
7. Since I had no idea how it worked, I had to ask for help ( Since)
8. I can’t meet you tomorrow because I have other commitments ( because)
9. The boat couldn’t put to sea because of the strong wind. ( because of)
10. She couldn’t complete the work due to her illness. (due to)
11. I can’t print out the letter because my computer isn’t working. ( because)
12. Since you have finished your homework, you can help me to make dinner(since)
13. As you are my best friend, I will lend you my bike.(As)
14. His lateness was due to the heavy traffic on the motorcycle.
He was late because there was heavy traffic….
There was heavy traffic…; as a result, he was late.
He was late because of the heavy traffic….
Since there was heavy traffic…., he was late.
There was heavy traffic; therefore, he was late.(Because-as a result-because of –since-therefore).
15. Due to driving at high speed, accidents were very common that weekend.
(Because of driving at high speed, ….
People drove at high speed; as a consequence, accidents were very common….
16. He did not understand, so he asked the teacher to explain.
He didn’t understand; as a result, he asked…
Since he didn’t understand, he asked….
He asked….. because he didn’t understand….
He didn’t understand…..; therefore, he asked…..
He didn’t understand; that is why he asked….