Use because and so to show cause and effect in compound sentences
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~2 min eng.g1.s.ex_25

Five Way Combine

Prompt

Pick the BEST joining word and combine: 'I tried hard. I made the team.'

M-1-S-EX-25 Illustration
Cartoon of a child receiving a team uniform from a coach, with a thought-bubble of the child practicing in the rain. Vis

Cartoon of a child receiving a team uniform from a coach, with a thought-bubble of the child practicing in the rain. Visual cause-effect: effort → reward.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. Combined correctly
  2. AND or SO acceptable (both show positive cause-effect)
  3. Complete sentence
Hints
  1. Trying hard CAUSED making the team — cause-effect.
  2. SO or AND both work; SO is slightly stronger.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Picks BUT (misreads as contrast)
  • Picks OR (treats as choice)
Used in lessons