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Adverb Clauses - Cause and Effect Relationships

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  1. Because he was tired, he scored poorly on the exam, ___ into the university.
    a. this will cause him to not be admitted
    b. this is a fact which will cause him to not be admitted
    c. a fact which will cause him to not be admitted
    d. a fact which will cause him to not admit

  2. ___ the TOEFL with a score of 550, he will be admitted into the university.
    a. Now that he passes
    b. That he has passed
    c. Now, he has passed
    d. Now that he has passed

  3. Since July 4th is a holiday, ___ have to go to work.
    a. so we do not
    b. we do not
    c. as a result, we do not
    d. thus, we do not

  4. Yousef went back to Saudi Arabia ___ to take care of some business in his company.
    a. and he needed
    b. because he needed
    c. which he needed
    d. because he need

  5. ___, he will return back to the United States to study English.
    a. Had Yousef taken care of his business in Saudi Arabia
    b. Now that Yousef has taken care his business in Saudi Arabia
    c. Now that Yousef has taken care of his business in Saudi Arabia
    d. Yousef has taken care of his business in Saudi Arabia but

  6. ___ have to work today, we should go to Laguna Beach.
    a. For we do not
    b. We do not
    c. Since we do not
    d. Since we do no

  7. Fabiana will not go to work today ___ a bit ill.
    a. , she is
    b. because she
    c. because she is
    d. which is she is

  8. ___, the temperature should begin dropping.
    a. Now that the sun setting
    b. Now that the sun set
    c. The sun setting
    d. Now that the sun has set

  9. ___ is important since most professional jobs require writing skills.
    a. Learn how to write
    b. Learning how write
    c. Learning how to write
    d. Learning how to write it is

  10. ___, the research paper is beneficial to students since it requires them to critically think, read, and write about a specific body of knowledge in which they have an interest.
    a. A requirement at most universities
    b. It is a requirement at most universities
    c. A requirement at most universities it is
    d. Requirement at most universities

  11. ___ over, I am ready to enter the job market, so I will begin to send out my résumé to prospective employers.
    a. Now that my universities studies have been
    b. Now, that my universities studies are
    c. Now that my universities studies are
    d. My universities studies are

  12. Waldo, ___, has learned a great deal of English since he came to the U.S.
    a. he is a practicing lawyer from Chile
    b. who a practicing lawyer is from Chile
    c. a practicing lawyer from Chile
    d. a practicing lawyer from Chile who

  13. Because of the extreme fatigue ___ a marathon, most runners must train for several months before they are sufficiently conditioned.
    a. which involved in running
    b. involving in running
    c. involved in running
    d. involved in run

  14. ___ fifty-five miles per week for ten consecutive weeks, you are ready to run a marathon.
    a. You have trained at a rate of
    b. Now that you have trained at a rate of
    c. Now that you have trained at a rate of so
    d. Now that you train at a rate

  15. He hasn't lifted any weights ___ his right arm.
    a. since he injures
    b. since he injured
    c. since he injure
    d. , he injured

  16. ___ any trout yet, she is going to change the bait she is using.
    a. Because Ivy has not catched
    b. Ivy has not caught
    c. Because Ivy has not caught
    d. Because Ivy had not caught

  17. Alfredo, ___ high academic aspirations, cannot pay his tuition now that his father is unemployed.
    a. has
    b. who he has
    c. who has
    d. have had

  18. ___ Asian economic crisis, it has been very hard for Ai and her family to pay their bills.
    a. The
    b. Because the
    c. Since the
    d. Since

  19. Halle Berry faces legal problems because she was ___ information with the injured driver.
    a. involved in a car accident and left the scene without exchange
    b. involved in a car accident and leaves the scene without exchanging
    c. involved in a car accident and left the scene without exchanging
    d. involve in a car accident and left the scene without exchanging

  20. Now that India is approaching one billion people, it will soon surpass China as the world's most populated country, ___.
    a. a fact which has alarmed geographers and environmentalists like
    b. this is a fact which has alarmed geographers and environmentalists alike
    c. which a fact which has alarmed geographers and environmentalists alike
    d. a fact which has alarmed geographers and environmentalists alike

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