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Because of the Storm

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Practice note: Grammar examples and role-play details may be hypothetical. Questions explicitly about the article use the reported facts. This is a historical report, not current travel advice.

Words from the text: because, because of, reason, storm, flight, cancelation, delay, airport, passenger, weather, waiver

A We use because to give a reason for something. After because, we use a subject and a verb.

The flight is late because the storm is strong.

Passengers are worried because the weather is bad.

The airport is closed because it brings heavy rain.

После because ставим подлежащее и глагол: because + кто/что + делает что-то.

B We use because of before a noun or noun phrase, not a full clause with a subject and finite verb. An -ing phrase is also possible, but this unit practises nouns.

Form / wordExample / meaning
because + subject + verbbecause of + noun phrase
because the storm is strongbecause of the strong storm
because the weather is badbecause of the bad weather

Airlines are changing their plans because of the storm.

The flight has a delay because of bad weather.

В этом юните после because of используем существительное или именную группу. Для полного придаточного с подлежащим и сказуемым — because.

C Reason is a noun. It means why something happens. We often say: ... is the reason for ... .

The weather is the reason for the delay.

The storm is the reason for many cancelations.

Reason — существительное 'причина'. Часто используется во фразе 'the reason for...'.

Exercises

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5.1 Join the two parts with because. Make one sentence.

Example: The airport is closed / the storm is strong → The airport is closed because the storm is strong.

  1. Delta is helping passengers / the storm is hitting Boston
  2. The flight has a delay / the weather is bad
  3. Passengers can change their flight / Cape Air has a waiver
  4. Many flights are canceled / the storm has heavy rain
  5. The airport has problems / the storm is still here
  6. Airlines are updating schedules / the weather is changing
Answers

For open questions, these are model answers. Other answers may also be correct.

  1. Delta is helping passengers because the storm is hitting Boston.
  2. The flight has a delay because the weather is bad.
  3. Passengers can change their flight because Cape Air has a waiver.
  4. Many flights are canceled because the storm has heavy rain.
  5. The airport has problems because the storm is still here.
  6. Airlines are updating schedules because the weather is changing.

5.2 Choose because or because of.

Example: Flights are canceled ______ the storm. → because of

  1. The airport is closed heavy rain.
  2. Passengers are worried the weather is bad.
  3. Delta canceled many flights the storm.
  4. There are delays strong winds.
  5. JetBlue has a waiver the storm is hitting the Northeast.
  6. Cape Air changed its schedule the storm.
  7. The number of cancelations is changing airlines are updating schedules.
Answers

For open questions, these are model answers. Other answers may also be correct.

  1. because of
  2. because
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  4. because of
  5. because
  6. because of
  7. because

5.3 Complete these practice sentences with because of and a phrase from the box. More than one answer is possible: the storm, heavy rain, bad weather, strong winds.

Example: The flight is canceled ______. → The flight is canceled because of the storm.

  1. Boston airport is closed .
  2. The flight has a delay .
  3. Passengers can't fly .
  4. Airlines are canceling flights .
  5. The schedule is changing .
Answers

For open questions, these are model answers. Other answers may also be correct.

  1. Boston airport is closed because of the storm.
  2. The flight has a delay because of bad weather.
  3. Passengers can't fly because of heavy rain.
  4. Airlines are canceling flights because of strong winds.
  5. The schedule is changing because of the storm.

5.4 Complete the sentences with your own reason. Use because or because of.

Example: My flight is delayed because ______. → My flight is delayed because the weather is bad.

  1. My flight is late because .
  2. I am worried because of .
  3. The airport is busy because .
  4. Passengers are happy because of .
  5. The pilot is checking the weather because .
Answers

For open questions, these are model answers. Other answers may also be correct.

  1. My flight is late because there is a big storm.
  2. I am worried because of the bad weather.
  3. The airport is busy because many flights are delayed.
  4. Passengers are happy because of the free waiver.
  5. The pilot is checking the weather because a storm is coming.