Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 6 - Cụm từ và mệnh đề chỉ lý do

PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF REASON
(CỤM TỪ VÀ MỆNH ĐỀ CHỈ LÝ DO)
Phrases of reason (Cụm từ chỉ lý do)
Thường bắt đầu bởi Because of, Due to hoặc Owing to
Because of / Due to/Owing to + V-ing / Noun / pronoun
 Eg: We didn’t go out due to the cold weather.
 They are here because of us.
Adverbial clauses of reason ( Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ lý do)
Là mệnh đề phụ chỉ lý do hoặc nguyên nhân của hành động được nêu trong mệnh đề chính. Thường được nối với mệnh đề chính bằng Because/ Since/ As (since và as thường đứng đầu câu)
Because/ As/ Since + S+V
Eg: He came ten minutes late because he missed the first bus.
- Since/ As he missed the first bus, he came ten minutes late.
- She was worried because it started to rain.
- They didn't take part in the trip because the weather was bad.
III. Cách rút gọn mệnh đề lý do sang cụm từ chỉ lý do
a. . because + đại từ + be + adj .
 → because of + tính từ sở hữu + N
Eg: He failed the exam because he is lazy.
 He failed the exam because of / due to his laziness.
b. because + N + be + adj
 → because of + the + adj + N
Eg: They can’t go fishing because the weather is bad.
 They can’t go fishing because of the bad weather.
c. . because + S + V + O
 → because of + V-ing + O (thường dùng khi 2 chủ ngữ giống nhau)
Eg: She got ill because she worked hard.
 She got ill because of working hard.
Bài tập luyện tập
Bài 1: Điền Because hoặc because of vào các câu sau
1.We stopped playing tennis ............... the rain 
2.It was all ................ her that we got into trouble 
3.We had to hurry indoors ...... .it was raining 
4.I am late .............. the traffic 
5.We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ....... the traffic was terrible 
6.She found the exam easy .............. she had worked hard during the course 
7.He can't drive ............... his illness 
8.The restaurant closed down ................ the recession 
9.He found working in Japan very difficult ............... the language problem 
10.He's very difficult to understand .............. his accent 
11.They moved to Liverpool ............... her job 
12.There have been a lot of problems in Britain ................ mad cow disease 
13.They came to London ................ he got a job there 
14.He crashed his car ................. he was driving too fast 
15.He lost his driving licence ................. he was convicted of drinking and driving 
16.She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ................ she is a vegetarian 
17.The newspaper was prosecuted ................... an article about the Government 
Bài 2: Chuyển câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.
=> Because of _____________________________.
2. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
=> Because of _________________________________.
3. . His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
=> Because of ______________________________________.
4. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying the TV.
=> Because __________________________________________.
5. Because there was an accident, I was late.
=> Because of _______________________.
6. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
=> Because of _____________________________________________.
7. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ________________________.