Purpose, Reason, Result Linkers

1. _____ everything looked so in order, we didn't clean anything else.

• since

• due to

• because of

• seeing

2. _____ he knew he was in the wrong, he had to apologise.

• seeing as = seeing that

• so

• due to

• out of

Next time go down on your hands and knees _____ cut the chances of falling and hurting yourself.

• out of

• so as to

• owing to

• as

4. I decided to do a Swedish course _____ I was going to live in Sweden for a year.

• because of

• owing to

• due to

• since

5. We couldn't sleep last night at all _____ all the noise downstairs.

• owing to

• as

• because

• due

6. _____ it was already dark, we waited no longer and went home.

• due to

• out of

• for

• because

7. _____ Mrs. Jones falling ill so suddenly, we've cancelled the conference.

• because

• since

• due to

• seeing as

8. the entire region lost power _________ the thunderstorm.

• due

• owing to the fact that

• owing to

• resulting in