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'Because' introduces a reason, and 'so' shows result.","He finished the project early although he was working alone.",[137],{"id":138,"blankNumber":9,"options":139},"019d3fbd-97d1-7346-987b-e2bb82560c17",[140,142,144],{"id":141,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d3fbd-97d1-72be-987b-e2bb809cbfc5",{"id":143,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fbd-97d1-72ee-987b-e2bb815d1893",{"id":145,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fbd-97d1-731e-987b-e2bb81aa3887",{"id":147,"sentenceTemplate":148,"displayOrder":149,"explanation":150,"exampleSentence":151,"blanks":152},"019d3fbd-97d1-750a-987b-e2bb8564d3c0","__1__ the company offered flexible hours, many employees still preferred working from home.",8,"Use 'although' to show contrast between offering flexible hours and preferring remote work. 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'So' shows result, and 'although' shows contrast.","The presentation failed because the projector stopped working.",[169],{"id":170,"blankNumber":9,"options":171},"019d3fbd-97d1-7602-987b-e2bb8745e8d5",[172,174,176],{"id":173,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d3fbd-97d1-7576-987b-e2bb86054ddf",{"id":175,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fbd-97d1-75a6-987b-e2bb86e50d24",{"id":177,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fbd-97d1-75d6-987b-e2bb870b1fac",{"id":179,"sentenceTemplate":180,"displayOrder":181,"explanation":182,"exampleSentence":183,"blanks":184},"019d3fbd-97d1-77a2-987b-e2bb8953a9be","The department received more funding, __1__ they could hire additional staff.",10,"Use 'so' to show the result of receiving more funding. 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'Although' shows contrast, and 'because' introduces a reason.","The system was outdated, so processing orders took longer.",[217],{"id":218,"blankNumber":9,"options":219},"019d3fbd-97d1-79d2-987b-e2bb8f574759",[220,222,224],{"id":221,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d3fbd-97d1-793e-987b-e2bb8cffc6a4",{"id":223,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fbd-97d1-7976-987b-e2bb8df9c20f",{"id":225,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fbd-97d1-79a6-987b-e2bb8e82a4dd",{"id":227,"sentenceTemplate":228,"displayOrder":229,"explanation":230,"exampleSentence":231,"blanks":232},"019d3fbd-97d1-7b5e-987b-e2bb92bae0ac","We hired a consultant __1__ we needed expert advice on the merger.",13,"Use 'because' to introduce the reason for hiring a consultant. 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'Because' shows cause, and 'so' shows result.","Although the deadline was tight, we delivered excellent results.",[249],{"id":250,"blankNumber":9,"options":251},"019d3fbd-97d1-7c4a-987b-e2bb95107db2",[252,254,256],{"id":253,"optionText":59,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d3fbd-97d1-7bc2-987b-e2bb939cea60",{"id":255,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fbd-97d1-7bf2-987b-e2bb93d0b789",{"id":257,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fbd-97d1-7c1e-987b-e2bb94551d07",{"title":259,"slug":260,"language":261},"Clauses & Linking Words (Cause, Effect, Contrast, Purpose)","cause-and-effect","en"]