Because
I brought my umbrella. It is raining outside.
I brought my umbrella because it is raining outside.
Molly likes pizza. Molly likes pasta.
Molly likes pizza and pasta.
Sally ate a pizza. Sally was hungry.
Sally ate a pizza because she was hungry.
Zeke lives in Bellingham. Zeke has a dog.
Zeke lives in Bellingham and has a dog.
Blake smiled. Blake won the contest.
Blake smiled because he won the contest.
Jake went to the mall. Jake went to the grocery store.
Jake went to the mall and the grocery store.
Ed put on sunglasses. It was sunny outside.
Ed put on sunglasses because it was sunny outside.
Lily saw a capybara at the zoo. Lily saw a monkey at the zoo.
Lily saw a capybara and a lemur at the zoo.
Carrie went to the park. Carrie wanted to play basketball.
Carrie went to the park because she wanted to play basketball.
On the weekends, Maria loves to play Minecraft. On the weekends, Maria loves to read.
On the weekends, Maria loves to play Minecraft and read.