Exercise 1

Complete by using “Because” or “Because Of”

1. Let’s go to school now ………….the clock shows 06.45 a.m.
2. Tika got wet yesterday …………. the rain.
3. Doni lost his job …………. cutbacks in the department
4. My child was crying …………. he is thirsty.
5. They can’t go out ………….the hard wind.
6. The farmers feel sad ………….the long wet season.
7. The entire street in this village was muddy ………….the heavy rain yesterday.
8. Jane failed her English test …………. she didn’t study last night.
9. My bike goes to the workshop service …………. it is broken.
10. My father doesn’t go to work …………. he is visiting my grandma.

Exercise 2
Complete by using “because”, ”so”, “but”, “therefore” or “although”
1. The roads are not safe now …………. many people do not drive carefully.
2. Many pedestrians get an accident …………. they walk too close to the traffic.
3. The fried rice is very hot …………. I like it.
4. Many pedestrians walk too close to the traffic, …………. they get an accident.
5. Sukabumi is the cleanest town in the province. …………. , it won the Adipura award on the
independence day.
6. …………. the novel had a bad ending, I enjoyed it.
7. …………. he has a car, he never drives to work.
8. He called her, …………. nobody answered the phones.
9. Recycling reduces the need for extracting …………… it reduces pollution
10. Many people do not drive carefully, …………. the roads are not safe now

Exercise 3
Re-write the paragraphs to make the content of the application letter below coherent!
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