Because and because of Fill in the blanks We cancelled the trip …………………… the rain a) because b) because of He sat down ………………… he was feeling dizzy a) because b) because of It is ………………… your mother that we got into this mess a) because b) because of We hurried indoors ……………… it was raining a) because b) because of I was late ………………… the traffic a) because b) because of We could not reach on time ………………… the traffic was terrible a) because b) because of The exam was easy …………………… he knew all the answers a) because b) because of He can’t walk ……………………… his illness a) because b) because of He lost his job …………………… the recession a) because b) because of 10 ………………… the language problem, I couldn’t win the argument a) Because b) Because of Answers We cancelled the trip because of the rain He sat down because he was feeling dizzy It is because of your mother that we got into this mess We hurried indoors because it was raining I was late because of the traffic We could not reach on time because the traffic was terrible The exam was easy because he knew all the answers He can’t walk because of his illness He lost his job because of the recession 10 Because of the language problem, I couldn’t win the argument Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)