Grade 3

Combine sentences with because, so

Join two ideas by showing reason and result in a simple child-friendly way.

Category: Grammar in Use 9 min Confident
Aa Tap Say Read

Read both short ideas first, then join them with because or so and talk about how the meaning changes.

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because

reason word

Use it to tell why something happened.

Example: We stayed inside because it rained.

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so

result word

Use it to show what happened next.

Example: It rained, so we stayed inside.

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join reason and result

sentence meaning

Read both parts as one full idea.

Example: I was hungry, so I ate a banana.

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