You're journaling about your morning. Combine these two ideas into one smooth sentence by selecting the correct option.
Original: "Because I was exhausted from staying up late, I hit the snooze button three times."
__________________________ from staying up late, I hit the snooze button three times.
The correct answer is Being exhausted.
To shorten a reason clause ("Because I was…"), replace it with a present participle clause: Being + adjective. This keeps the same subject ("I") for both parts of the sentence.