Have you ever felt confused about when to use the words "so" and "because"? We have prepared this lesson to help you understand how to use them.

✔ We use “so” with results.

“So” goes in the middle of the sentence.

It was raining, so I bought an umbrella.

✔ We use “because” with reasons.

“Because” can go at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.

I bought an umbrella, because it was raining. Because it was raining, I bought an umbrella.

Other examples:

- Mosquitoes were coming into my room, so I closed the window.

- I closed the window, because mosquitoes were coming into my room.

- Because mosquitoes were coming into my room, I closed the window.

- I had a fever, so I stayed home all day.

- I stayed home all day, because I had a fever.

- Because I had a fever, I stayed home all day.

Have you ever confused these words?

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