Question

2633 5 It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially that it had never happened before. It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially [[that]] it had never happened before. since/as When giving a reason for something, use since or as (NOT that ): 'Instead of cooking, why don't we get a take-away, especially as it's so late.'

Accepted Answer

that ✗ It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially since/as it had never happened before. It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially [[since/as]] it had never happened before. since | that | as

Idx	2633
Keyword	that
Sub Entry Number	5
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially that it had never happened before.
Correct Sentence	It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially since/as it had never happened before.
Cloze Error Sentence	It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially [[that]] it had never happened before.
Cloze Sentence	It worried me that the letter had not arrived, especially [[since/as]] it had never happened before.
Cloze Answer	since/as
Choices	since \| that \| as
Explanation	When giving a reason for something, use since or as (NOT that ): 'Instead of cooking, why don't we get a take-away, especially as it's so late.'

Worried Letter Arrived Happened Since/As Giving Reason Cooking