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Question 1:
________ the traffic jams, we couldn't get there on time.
A. Although
B. So
C. Because
D. Because of
Feedback Traffic jams' is the reason why we couldn't get there on time. To introduce a reason we could also use 'because'. But you should remember that after 'because' we place a clause. Linking words of reason that are followed by a noun are: owing to, due to, because of. Other given linking words do not relate to the meaning of the sentence.

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