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Sentence expansion and combining (because, but, so). Below are the page on Peabody that teach it, free, with no sign-up and no ads.

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Try three questions

The same kind of question Peabody asks, with the answer and why under each.

  1. I turned on the light ___ it was dark.

    • because
    • so
    • but
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: because
    Read it with each word in the gap. Which one makes sense? It's because.

  2. The snow was deep, ___ we made a snowman.

    • so
    • because
    • but
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: so
    Read it with each word in the gap. Which one makes sense? It's so.

  3. I washed my hands ___ they were dirty.

    • because
    • but
    • so
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: because
    Read it with each word in the gap. Which one makes sense? It's because.

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