Tan Thoi Secondary School Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh SENTENCETRANSFORMATION MODEL 1 EXAMPLE: 1. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. BECAUSE OF her good behaviour, everybody loves her. 2. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished. BECAUSE OF his bad behaviour, he must be punished. 3. Since I can't read Italian, I've had to have the book translated into English. BECAUSE OF my impossibility / inability to read Italian, I've had to have the book translated into English. EXERCISE 1. He couldn't come because of his serious illness. Because ________________________________________________ 2. My father retired last month because of his illness. Because ________________________________________________ 3. Tom eats very little so as not to put on weight. Tom eats very little because ________________________________ 4. Because his mother was there, I said nothing about it. Because of ________________________________ 5. My sister gets high pay because she works well. My sister _____________________ because of ________________ (continued) BECAUSE AS + CLAUSE SINCE BECAUSE OF DUE TO OWING TO + NOUN / GERUND AS A RESULT OF ON ACCOUNT OF . Tan Thoi Secondary School Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION MODEL 1 EXAMPLE: 1. Because she behaves well, everybody