Link a reason to a resultاربط السبب بالنتيجة

The idea, simply

Because introduces the reason and so introduces the result: I was tired, so I went home. I went home because I was tired. Do not use both in one sentence. Use although for a contrast between two ideas: Although it was late, we finished. Do not add but after it, a common mistake carried over from Arabic. Put a comma before so, and after the although clause when it comes first.

Examples

• Although it was late, we finished the project.

• The road was closed, so we took another way.

• I left early because I had an appointment.

Lesson words

• althoughمع أن
  Although it is small, it is useful.
• soلذلك
  I was hungry, so I ate.
• howeverومع ذلك
  It is cheap. However, it is slow.
• thereforeولهذا
  It is late. Therefore, we must go.
• projectمشروع
  The project ends in May.

Lesson exercises

1. Put the words in the correct order.
2. Complete the gap: It was raining, ___ we took a taxi.
3. Choose the correct English sentence.
4. Complete: She got the job ___ she had good experience.
5. Explain the reason for a decision and its result.