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8 Circle the correct conjunction to complete each sentence.

1. Keiko went to Brazil because / even though she wanted to see the Amazon rainforest.

2. Although / Because it wasn’t dark in the rainforest, she couldn’t see very well.

3. Since / Even though the desert is so hot and dry, not many people live there.

4. Alex went for a long walk since / although it was a beautiful day.

5. A lot of people were swimming in the lake although / because the water looked dirty.

6. Since / Even though it’s warm and sunny, there are a lot of people at the beach today.

7. Because / Even though city parks are popular, they’re usually crowded.

8. People like to go to city parks although / since they are easy to get to.

9 Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence with since/because or although/even
though. Do not change the order of the ideas. Add a comma if necessary.

1. Marie wants to move to another city. She likes her hometown.

Marie wants to move to another city although/even though she likes

her hometown.

2. Dana likes her hometown. She wants to stay there for the rest of her life.

3. Miguel is good at basketball. He is tall and fast.

4. Alan is not very fast. He is good at basketball.

5. I studied math in college. It wasn’t my best subject in high school.

6. My sister enjoyed history in high school. She decided to study it in college.

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