Tugas Softskill Bulan 2

Exercise 33 : Because/Because Of (page : 121)

1.   It was difficult to deliver the letter because the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.

2.   We decided to leave early because of the party was boring.

3.   Rescue attempts were temporarily halted because of the bad weather.

4.   They visited their friends often because they enjoyed their company.

5.   Paul cannot go to the football game because his grades.

6.   Marcella was awarded a scholarship because her superior scholastic ability.

7.   No body ventured outdoors because of the hurricane warning.

8.   We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains because of the air is purer there.

9.   We have to drive around the bay because of the bridges was destroyed in the storm.

10. The chickens have died because of the intense heat.

Exercise 34 : So/Such (page : 124)

1.   The sun shone so brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses.

2.   Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.

3.   There were such few students registered that the class was cancelled.

4.   We had so wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

5.   We had so good a time at the party that we hated to leave.

6.   The benefit was so great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.

7.   It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

8.   Jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home.

9.   Those were such difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing them.

10. Ray cancelled at such an early hour that we weren’t awake yet.

11. The book looked so interesting that he decided to read it.

12. He worked so carefully that it look him a long time to complete the project.

13. We stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became sunburned.

14. That were so many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

15. The program was so entertaining that no body wanted to miss it. 

Connectors Showing Cause and Result

            Connectors or linkers are words or groups of words that help us connect words, phrases or sentences. Thanks to them, we can express relationships between ideas and improve our expression by making longer, more complex sentences.

For example, take these two sentences:
Our teacher was ill. We had to put off the exam.
     The first sentence is the cause of the second, and the second is the result of the first. The idea would be understood more easily if we could express the relation between both sentences. Thus, we could say:
Our teacher was ill, therefore we had to put off the exam.
We had to put off the exam because our teacher was ill.
As you can see, these two examples sound better than the first two sentences, thanks to the use of the connectors therefore and because. Connectors can be used to show contrast, purpose, sequence, etc. but today we will be concentrating on the linking words that show cause or result.

CAUSE
Conjunctions followed by a complete sentence:
a. Because: it usally follows the main clause: Everybody likes her because she's very kind and     friendly.

b. As and since are very similar. As is less formal than since. They are used when the reason is well known. The clauses that start with these words often begin the sentence:
     As I was very tired, I went to bed early.
     Since you are not interested, I won't tell you about it.
     (As and since can also be used as time connectors).

c. For suggests that the reason is given as an afterthought. For-clauses never come at the           beginning of the sentence. For is mainly used in literary texts, therefore, it is very formal.
     We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families.

Connectors followed by a noun, a noun phrase, a pronoun or a gerund:
a.  Because of: They have had problems raising cash because of the credit crunch.

b.  Due to and owing to are considered by many speakers as exact equivalents, but this is not   so, because due to is adjectival (it follows a noun or pronoun), whereas owing to is adverbial       (it complements a verb). Compare these examples:
     The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain. 
     The cancellation of the game was due to torrential rain.
     If you are doubtful as to which of these you can use, here's a trick: try to substitute due          to with “caused by” and see if it works. *The game was cancelled caused by torrential rain.*        doesn't sound correct, so it's not possible to use due to in this case. On the other hand, The             cancellation of the game was caused by torrential rain, sounds fine.
     Owing to is interchangeable with because of: The game was cancelled because of torrential             rain.

c.  On account of: The nurse had to keep the baby in another room on account of my illness.

d.  Thanks to suggests that there is some cause for gratitude, though it can be used        sarcastically. She was given a scholarship thanks to her excellent grades.

Sources : http://inmadom-myenglishclass.blogspot.com/2011/05/connectors-showing-cause-and-result.html