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Purpose, Result and Reason Multiple Choice

Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

1. _____ everything looked so in order, we didn't clean anything else.
seeing
since
because of
due to

2. _____ he knew he was in the wrong, he had to apologise.
seeing as
though
due to
nevertheless

3. Go down on your hands and knees _____ cut the chances of falling and hurting yourself.
in order that
so as
so as to
owing to

4. This is a machine _____ polishing wooden floors. We use it in the school.
to
used
used to
for

5. I decided to do a Swedish course _____ I was going to live in Sweden for a year.
due to
because of
owing to
since

6. We couldn't sleep last night at all _____ all the noise downstairs.
due
owing to
because
as

7. _____ it was already dark, we waited no longer and went home.
due to
because of
as
for

8. _____ Mrs. Jones falling ill so suddenly, we've cancelled the conference.
due to
because
since
seeing as