INSTITUTO TECNICO “SAN MARTIN DE PORRES”

Coyoles, Central
CLASS: ENGLISH
Week : July 26th- 30th
TEACHER: EVELYN NUÑEZ GRADE: 10TH
Valor 10%
Topic: Gerund/ Clauses with because

Exercise1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. She is good at (dance) dancing.

2. He is crazy about (sing) __________
3. I don't like (play) ____________ cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ___________ in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ____________
 6. Sam dreams of (be) ____________ a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) _________ friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) __________ by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) _____________ the dinner ourselves

CLAUSES WITH BECAUSE

Because of/Because

Because of and because are both used to introduce reasons.

Because of is a preposition, it is generally followed by a verb+ing or a noun.
Because is a conjunction, it is followed by a subject and a verb.

Here is an example of Because :

* Because Maria was feeling sick, she didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:

'Maria' the subject,

'was feeling' the verb.

And here is an example of Because of :

* Because of her sickness, Maria didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:

'her sickness' a noun.

Another example of Because of :

* Because of feeling sick, Maria didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:

'feeling sick' a verb+ing.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using because or because of ………………….5%

1. I'm asking you ______because_______ I want (subject+ verb )to know your opinion.

2. I was late this morning _____because of_______the traffic. Noun- sustantivo

3. She can't drive _________her blindness.

4. The bank closed down ____________ the recession.

5. I came back ____________I'd forgotten my briefcase.

6. We stopped playing football _________ the rain.

7. Tom is very difficult to understand _____________ his weird accent.