Exercise 5: Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however”. 1. Polly’s watch was broken .................... she borrowed mine. 2. My family went to Africa .................... we wanted to study the wild animals. 3. Melissa tried to read the book .................... she couldn’t understand it. 4. She isn’t English ...................., she speaks English perfectly. 5. They went to town .................... bought a lot of clothes. 6. The road was underwater. ...................., the police closed it to traffic. 7. I haven’t got a car .................... I’ve got a motorbike. 8. The air is polluted .................... there’s too much traffic. 9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow .................... blue? 10. She’s working late next Friday .................... she can’t come to the party. Exercise 7: Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words. 1. He left school because his life was hard. ? Because of 2. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work. ? Because 3. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain. ? Because 4. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine. ? Despite 5. In spite of the darkness, they continued to work. ? Though 6. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad. ? Because of 7. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it is polluted. ? Because of 8. We all have received the best of everything because of our generous parents. ? Because