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Adverbials Used for Cause & Effect (Result)

ADVERBS SENTENCE TRANSITIONS CONNECTORS PREPOSITIONS
because  
since  
now that,  
as,  
as long as  
inasmuch 
so-that  
such-that     		Therefore,  
Consequently,
Thus,
Hence,
For this reason,
As a result,		 so  
for		 because of  
due to

See Connector Summary for these words used in sentences. 
Also see so-that v. such-that  and connector punctuation

 
 

Practice

Select the correct connecor to fill in the blank. More than one answer may be correct.  * Indicates an incorrect answer.

fist hitting laptop

1. my computer froze, I had to restart it.
              

 

2. I couldn't get it to start again, the battery was dead.
              

 

3. I had left it on all day; , it was dead.
              

 

4. I needed to work, I had to go find the power cord.
              

 

5. I had a "splitting headache" today. It got bad that I had to take a tablet.
              

 

6. technology is advancing, we will have to spend more time keeping up.
              

 

7. People choose Apple computers their ease of use.
              

 

8. Other people prefer to use PCs they are more universally used.
              

 

9. Why did Jack buy an iMac? He bought one he could easily access the Internet.
              

 

10.He had lots of free time, he spent it 'surfing' the Internet.
              

 

 

 

 


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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA