Tugas Softskill bulan ke 2
Exercise 33: Because/Because of
1. Because
2. Because of
3. Because of
4. Because of
5. Because
6. Because
7. Because
8. Because of
9. Because of
10. Because of
Exercise 34: So/Such
1. So
2. Such
3. So
4. So
5. So
6. Such
7. Such
8. So
9. So
10. Such
11. Such
12. So
13. So
14. So
15. Such
CAUSE CONNECTORS
Cause connectors are words which give a reason of why something happened.
Because / Because Of
The cause connector because, when by it self, must always be followed by a clause. Remember that a clause which stands alone is a complete sentence, containing a subject and a verb. The cause connector because of if followed by a noun or noun phrase and does NOT have a verb.
. . . because + subject + verb + subject
. . . because of + noun (phrase)
NOTE: The phrase because of can also be expressed with the phrase due to.
Ralph missed class because the bus broke down.
subject verb
Ralph missed class because of the bus.
noun phrase
Christy was crying because there were spiders.
verb subject
Christy was crying because of the spiders.
noun phrase
The cause clause can also begin the sentence. When this occurs, a comma is used to separate it from the main clause.
Because of the spiders, Christy was crying.
Exercise : Using Because /Because Of
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of because or because of.
1. Jack couldn’t go to the game ________Because_________ he had homework.
2. The writer wasn’t able to concentrate ___Because Of_______ all the noise.
3. Nancy had to go to the doctor’s ___________Because_________ her throat hurt.
4. I love to play golf _________Because_________ it relaxes me.
5. John couldn’t play golf with me _________Because_______ his bad back.
Cause and Effect (So, Such)
Cause and effect relationships are constructed using the following formula.
subject + verb + so + adjective adverb + that + subject + verb
He was so hungry that he ate the entire pizza.
The hill was so steep that Mario couldn’t climb it.
John needed money so badly that he sold his baseball card collection.
The children are playing so intently that they don’t notice it’s raining.
That fire is so hot that it could easily burn you if you get too close.
Intensive modifiers are commonly added to provide extra emphasis. Study the following rules for using intensive modifiers with plural count and non-count nouns.
subject + verb + so +
many
few
+ plural count noun + that + subject + verb
Eric had so many puppies that he gave some away to friends.
My aunt’s health food store had so few customers that she had to close it.
subject + verb + so +
much
little
+ non-count noun + that + subject + verb
She put so much sugar in her coffee that she couldn’t drink it.
Jason spent [u]so[/u] little time on the project that it wasn’t ready for the meeting.
Other forms which are commonly used are such a and such that.
subject + verb + such + a + adjective + singular count noun + that. . .
Ricky had such a bad attitude that he was expelled from school.
Charlotte was such an intelligent student that she was offered a valuable scholarship.
subject + verb such + adjective + plural count noun + that + subject + verb
Tommy has such outstanding skills that he could play professional baseball.
plural count noun
The referees made such bad calls that the fans were very angry.
plural count noun
She had such tarnished silver that she was embarrassed to use it for the reunion.
non-count noun
The burning building had such thick smoke that the firemen had difficulty seeing.
non-count noun
Exercise: Using So / Such
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of so or such, using the above formulas.
1. Bill was ___So____ happy about the promotion that he bought everyone lunch.
2. We had _____Such________ expectations for going that we cancelled all appointments.
3. Larry was ____So_______ a good friend that he loaned me his car.
4. The artwork was ______So_______amazing that it won every prize.
5. The earthquake happened at ______So________ an hour that we weren’t expecting it.
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