because of / owing to
Owing to his ______, he came in first in class.
(diligent)
Mary ate the dessert.
The dessert _______ by Mary.
was eaten
A Christmas carol was sung by the children.
The children ______ a christmas carol.
"I am here now," he said.
He said that ____________.
he was there then
"Who are you?" Mary asked the woman.
Mary asked the woman __________.
who she was
He was commended because of his _____ for others. (considerate)
consideration
Carl sweeps the floor.
The floor _________ by Carl.
is swept
The red team was beaten by the blue team.
The blue team ______ the red team.
beat
"I'm going to work tomorrow," she said.
She said that ___________________.
she was going to work the next/ following day.
"Why are you here?" Jason asked me.
Jason asked me ________________.
why I was there
I could not tell you the whole story owing to the ______ of the matter. (urgent)
urgency
Susan had picked the vegetables.
The vegetables ________ by Susan.
had been picked
The milk had been drunk by the baby.
The baby ______ the milk.
had drunk
"Don't go too far!" the mother told the child.
The mother told the child ____________.
not to go too far
"What did I do?" he asked me.
He asked me _____________.
what he had done
Because of the _______ of the situation, he decided to confide in his parents. (grave)
gravity
Mary would sew the dresses.
The dresses ________ by Mary.
would be sewn
The room was lit by a small candle.
A small candle _______ the room.
lit
"I was late yesterday," he said.
He said that ________________.
he had been late the previous day.
"Did the parcel arrive last week?" Mom asked.
Mom asked _________________________.
if/ whether the parcel had arrived the previous week
The guests were enthralled because of the _______ of the house. (grand)
grandeur
Tom will draw the picture.
The picture _________ by Tom.
will be drawn
The bottle was shaken vigorously by the woman.
The woman ______ the bottle vigorously.
shook
"I did not wind the clock yesterday," she said.
She said that _________________________.
she had not wound the clock the previous day
"When did you take that ride?" Lucy asked me.
Lucy asked me _________________.
when I had taken that ride