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Micha worked all night. + Use because to give a reason: Micha was tired. Use so to show a result:

Micha was tired because she worked all night. Micha worked all night, so she was tired. Why was she tired? She worked all night, so what happened? Because she worked all night. She was tired. ---THE DINNER PARTY--Write BECAUSE or SO in the blanks below. Don't forget the comma!

1. Ruby enjoys cooking __________ she invited all of her classmates over for dinner. 2. Everyone enjoys a good home-cooked meal __________ everybody went to Ruby's house. 3. Taka ate two plates full of food __________ he was very hungry! 4. Larena and Tammi shared a plate of food __________ they like the same things. 5. 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 a reason, we use ________ . 20. When we are showing results, we use ________ .

and: links two ideas that are related, "I like tea and coffee" but: links a positive and a negative idea, "I like swimming, but I don't like dancing" so: gives a result, "I was very tired so I went to sleep" because: gives a reason, "I went to the party because I wanted to see Peter"