Clauses with Because, Before, After, As soon as Complete each sentence. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Because the Stars' best player was hurt,___.
a) they didn't expect to win. b) their fans were very happy.

2. As soon as they came out on the field,. a) everybody cheered. b) they lost.

3. Before the game started, .
a) the players took showers. b) the players looked nervous.

4. As soon as they started to play, .
a) they weren't nervous anymore. b) they lost.

5. Because they won, ___.
a) their fans were excited. b) their fans were upset.

6. They went out to celebrate after ___.
a) they finished playing. b) they lost the game.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.