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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