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Stephen King had a car accident; (that's why / because) he stopped writing horror stories for a while.

that's why

Linkers of cause show _______ . They explain ______ something happens.

reasons / why

Complete the sentence with a common linker of cause: He called his mom...

as he needed a ride home. (possible answer)

UNSCRAMBLE: extremely / My / was / boring. / left / party / friends / because / it / the

My friends left the party because it was extremely boring.

Linkers are words that ________ words or clauses.

connect

Complete the sentence with a common linker of effect: She wanted to buy a phone

, then she found a sales rep. (possible answer)

She needed Nick's phone number ______ she called you. -- (because or so)?

so

Bram Stoker was very sick when he was a child, (thanks to / so) he had to spend a lot of time in bed.

so

True or false, "thanks to" is a common linker of effect.

False (it is a linker of cause)

She called you ________ she needed Nick's phone number. -- (because or so)?

because

UNSCRAMBLE: music. / concert / He / not / decided / to go / classical / to / the /dislikes /since / he

He decided no to go to the concert since he dislikes classical music.

Linkers of ________ show ________ or consequences.

effect / results

since is a common linker of ___________.

cause

then is a common linker of __________.

effect

"that is why" is a common linker of effect. True or False

True

Albert Einstein had problems with English at school (then / because) his spelling wasn't very good,

because