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Use cause and effect conjunction in brackets to combine the following sentences

1.The lightning struck the tree The tree caught on fire

(so)
2.The audience cheered loudly The band played one more song
(due to the fact that)

3.The cat scratched the dog's nose The dog needed to go to the vet.
( as a result)
4. Jake was ill last night, ...... he did not eat anything a whole day.
A. Above B. sure C. because D. so E. in order to

5. Victor finished his job earlier .... to bad weather.

A. Because B. because of C. since D. as E. due

6. What is the effect in this sentence?

Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.
A. peanut allergies B. students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods
C. students are in baked goods. D. allergies
E. students are permitted to bring in baked goods.
7. What is the EFFECT in the following sentence:
The mother bird gathers dried grass to build her nest.
A. mother bird B. gathers C. Build her nest D. gathers dried grass E. built

8. What is the CAUSE in the following sentence:

The tree fell in the middle of the road because of the high wind.
A. high wind B. because C. tree fell D. in the middle of the road E. fell

9. What word or words indicated a CAUSE/EFFECT relationship?

When the fire alarm sounded everyone walked out of the classroom in a quiet line.
A. Everyone B. When C. sounded D. walked E. quiet line

10. I love living in Australia ______________ the weather.

A. because B. since C. as D. because of E. due to the fact that
11. Which one is NOT correct?
“He didn’t turn up for the exam. __________, he failed the course.”
A. As a result B. Consequently C. As a consequence D. As a reason

12. Keith lost his job due ________ cutbacks in the department. A. for B. at C. to D. by E. of

13. ____________ they wanted to learn about how life was long ago, archaeologists study artifacts.
A. Because of B. since D. as a result D. reason E. Not given

14. Early hunter-gatherers learned to grow food, and __________, their lives became much easier.
A. because B. due to C. as a result D. the result E. since

15. The glaciers began to melt and therefore the land bridge between Asia and North America
became flooded.
A. therefore B. there C. because of D. due to E. not given.
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