I/ REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING “BECAUSE” OR “BECAUSE OF”. 1. I lost my way because the fog was thick.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. He is tired because of staying up late last night.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. We couldn’t read the sign on the building because the distance was so great.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. She’ll never get success because she is impatient.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. He’ll be sacked because he is often late for work.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. Governments advise giving up smoking because of its harm for health.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. They haven’t bought the house because its rooms are small.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. He got bad marks because his answers were incomplete.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. Maria couldn’t return home because of losing all her money.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11. A lot of people learn English because it is very important.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12. Tom is often punished because he is very lazy.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13. I was late because it rained heavily.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14. They turned the heating on because the weather was very cold.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15. She has to stay at home because of her sick mother.  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..