'Because or Because Of ?' Quiz - Exercise & Worksheet

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence

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Q1 - We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain

because of

because

Q2 - It was all ........ her that we got into trouble

because

because of

Q3 - We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining

because of

because

Q4 - I am late ....... the traffic

because

because of

Q5 - We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible

because

because of

Q6 - She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course

because of

because

Q7 - He can't drive ........ his illness

because of

because

Q8 - The restaurant closed down ........ the recession

because

because of

Q9 - He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem

because

because of

Q10 - He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent

because of

because

Q11 - They moved to Liverpool ......... her job

because

because of

Q12 - There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease

because of

because

Q13 - They came to London ........ he got a job there

because of

because

Q14 - He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast

because

because of

Q15 - He lost his driving licence ......... he was convicted of drinking and driving

because of

because

Q16 - She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian

because of

because

Q17 - The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government

because

because of