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CONNECTORS

MY MOTHER COOKED A
DELICIOUS MEAL BECAUSE
IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY

I WAS BORED, SO I DECIDED

TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

I AM A LITTLE TIRED BECAUSE I

PLAYED TENNIS WITH PAUL

IT WAS HOT, SO I SWAM IN

THE POOL

SHE WROTE PETER A

LETTER BECAUSE SHE
MISSED HIM A LOT

CHRIS DIDNT SLEEP WELL

AT NIGHT, SO HE WAS
SLEEPY NEXT MORNING

MY MOTHER COOKED A
___________ __________ IT WAS
MY BIRTHDAY

I WAS BORED, _______________

TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

I AM A LITTLE TIRED _____________

TENNIS WITH PAUL

IT WAS HOT, ____________ IN THE

POOL

SHE WROTE PETER A

________________ MISSED HIM
A LOT

USE
BECAUSE

We use BECAUSE
when we want to
give a reason
Examples:
a. Michael was tired
because he worked
all night.
b. Why was he tired?
c. Because he worked
all night.

SO

a.
b.
c.

We use SO when
we want to show a
result.
Examples:
Michael worked all
night, so he was tired.
He worked all night,
so what happened?
He was tired.

PUT IN BECAUSE OR SO
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Ruby enjoys cooking

________ she invited all
of her classmates over
for dinner.
Everyone enjoys a good
home cooked meal
__________ everyone
went to Rubys house.
Lorena and Tammi
shared a plate of food
__________ they like the
same things.
Taka ate two plates full
of food __________ he was
very hungry!
Maria is a professional
bartender __________ she
mixed drinks for
everybody.

6. There were lots of

lemons on the table
__________ Sam brought a
big bag full of lemons.
7. Sara is a musician
__________ she played the
piano and sang to
entertain everyone.
8. Leo and Kazu danced in
the middle of the
livingroom __________ they
love to dance.
9. Filiz asked for the recipe
__________ she loved the
dinner.
10. Delma also loved the
dinner __________ she
asked for the recipe too.

11. Ruby's recipe is a secret

family recipe __________
she couldn't give it away.
12. Filiz and Delma were
disappointed __________
Ruby wouldn't share the
recipe, but they
understood why.
13. Ruby worked very hard
to prepare the meal
__________ she was very
tired.
14. Lenny, Sandy and Sassy
cleaned off the table
__________ the dishes
could be washed.
15. Abrahim, Hiro and Kadir
offered to wash the
dishes __________ poor
Ruby was really tired.

16. All the classmates said,

"Thank you!" __________
they enjoyed the dinner.
17. It was getting late
__________ everybody
started leaving.
18. Ruby slept for two days
__________ she was
exhausted!
19. When we are giving
areason, we use ________ .
20. When we are
showingresults, we use
________ .

TASK

Write a paragraph
about someone
who has gone to
another town.
Include name,
why he or she did
it, and how
everyone felt.

My uncle Hugo went to work

in Santiago as a taxi driver
because he did not make
enough money for the family in
Peralillo. Now he is working in
a factory. He misses his family
very much, so he is planning
to return home.