BECAUSE ou BECAUSE OF - Exercícios com respostas

1. We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain.

2. It was all ........ her that we got into trouble.

3. We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining.

4. I am late ....... the traffic.

5. We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible.

6. She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course.

7. He can't drive ........ his illness.

8. The restaurant closed down ........ the recession.

9. He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem.

10. He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent.

11. They moved to Liverpool ......... her job.

12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease.

13. They came to London ........ he got a job there.

14. He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast.

15. He lost his driving license......... he was convicted of drinking and driving.

16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian.

17. The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government.

ANSWERS

1. We stopped playing tennis because of the rain.

2. It was all because of her that we got into trouble.

3. We had to hurry indoors because it was raining.

4. I am late because of the traffic.

5. We didn't arrive until seven o'clock because the traffic was terrible.

6. She found the exam easy because she had worked hard during the course.

7. He can't drive because of his illness.

8. The restaurant closed down because of the recession.

9. He found working in Japan very difficult because of the language problem.

10. He's very difficult to understand because of his accent.

11. They moved to Liverpool because of her job.

12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain because of mad cow disease.

13. They came to London because he got a job there.

14. He crashed his car because he was driving too fast.

15. He lost his driving license because he was convicted of drinking and driving.

16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant because she is a vegetarian.

17. The newspaper was prosecuted because of an article about the Government.