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Which revision best combines the two sentences to show cause and effect?

We had to postpone the picnic. It was pouring rain.


We had to postpone the picnic although it was pouring rain.

Because it was pouring rain, we had to postpone the picnic.

While it was pouring rain, we had to postpone the picnic.

We had to postpone the picnic before it was pouring rain.