Learn to use “thanks to”

Now rewrite the sentences using “thanks to”

1. Because of their loyalty to king and country, young Winston was brought up to serve the UK.

2. At school he was bullied because of his lisp, stammer and ill-health.

3. Because of his dispatches from the Boer War, he returned to England as a hero.

4. Because of school holidays playing in Blenheim Palace, he had always wanted to be a general.

5. He lost his job as First Lord of the Admiralty because of the disaster at Gallipoli.

6. Because of his wife Clementine, he managed to control his depression.

7. Because of his prediction about Germany, King George VI invited him to form a government.

教师解析

1. Thanks to their loyalty to king and country, young Winston was brought up to serve the UK.

2. At school he was bullied thanks to his lisp, stammer and ill-health.

3. Thanks to his dispatches from the Boer War, he returned to England as a hero.

4. Thanks to school holidays playing in Blenheim Palace, he had always wanted to be a general.

5. He lost his job as First Lord of the Admiralty thanks to the disaster at Gallipoli.

6. Thanks to his wife Clementine, he managed to control his depression.

7. Thanks to his prediction about Germany, King George VI invited him to form a government.