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"Because or So?"
Micha worked all night.  +   Micha was tired.
Use because to give a reason:
Use so to show a result:
Micha was tired because she worked all night.
Why was she tired? 
Because she worked all night.
Micha worked all night, so she was tired.
She worked all night, so what happened? 
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 ________ .
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