• 「理由や原因」と「結果や結論」を一緒に述べるとき．
• どちらを最初に持ってくるかによって用いる接続詞が異なる．
• soはtherefore, hence, consequentlyなどと置き換えられる．
• becauseはsinceやasなどと置き換えられる．
• 理由を強調して<Because理由の文，結果の文＞とすることもある

• とても疲れていたので早く寝ました．
  • I was very tired, so I went to bed early.
  • I went to bed early because I was very tired.
• すごく暑かったので，出かけるのをやめました．
  • It was boiling hot, so I decided not to go out.
  • I decided not to go out because it was boiling hot.
• 姉はダイエット中なのであまり食べないようにしています．
  • My sister is on a diet, so she is trying not to eat much.
  • My sister is trying not to eat much becase she is on a diet.
• 今日は先生が休んだので授業がなくなりました．
  • The teacher was absent, so we didn't have class.
  • We didn't have class because the teacher was absent.
• マークは思いやりがあるので誰もが彼のことを良く思っています．
  • Mark is really considerate, so everyone likes him.
  • Everyone likes Mark because he's really considerate.

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