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In English, "because"Means" because ", that is, it indicates a causal relationship. Because is a conjunction, that is to say a word that is used to unite with a certain relation two or more parts of a sentence, or two or more sentences.
The structure of a sentence that uses “because” as a conjunction can be in two ways:
- Consequence + Because + Cause
- I eat a lot of applesbecause Me gustan.
- I eat many apples + because + I like them.
- Because + Cause + Consequence
- Because I like apples I eat a lot of them.
- Since I like apples, I eat many. (In this case, the literal translation "because" is rarely used.)
Because of
“Because of"Means" due to "or" because of ". The structure of the sentence with "because of" as a conjunction can be:
Examples:
- Because of my friends I had a great birthday. (Because of my friends I have had a great birthday.)
- I had a great birthday because of my friends. (I've had a great birthday because of my friends.)
In other words, "because" is used when the cause is a structure that includes a verb while "because of" is used when the cause is a noun or a pronoun.
Examples of using because in English
In questions and answers
- - Why are you so happy? / Why are you so happy?
- Because I won a prize. / Because I won an award.
- - Why did you hit Timmy? / Why did you hit Timmy?
- Because he hit me first? / Because he hit me first.
- - Why did he get sick? / Because he got sick?
- Because of a virus. / Because of a virus.
- - Why don't you want to visit your cousin? / Why don't you want to visit your cousin?
- Because of his mother. / Because of his mother.
- - Why do you want to visit Europe? / Why do you want to visit Europe?
- Because I like traveling. / Because I like to travel.
- - Why do you like that museum so much? / Why do you like that museum so much?
- Because of its paintings. / For his paintings.
- - Why didn’t you go to the party? / Why did not you go to the party?
- Because I was ill. / Because he was sick.
Because
- I play the guitar because I enjoy it very much. / I play the guitar because I really like it.
- She studies a lot because she wants to pass the test. / He studies hard because he wants to pass the exam.
- Because you are a good student, I will forget this mistake. / Since you are a good student, I will forget this mistake.
- They spent the night at the airport because they missed the flight. / They spent the night at the airport because they missed the flight.
- I go to sleep early because I get up early in the morning. / I'm going to sleep early because I get up early in the morning.
- I don't know how to do this because nobody ever taught me. / I don't know how to do this because nobody ever taught me.
- I like this song because my children sing it all the time. / I like this song because my kids sing it all the time.
Because of
- He gets preferential treatment because of his father. / Gets preferential treatment because of his father.
- Because of his sickness, he couldn't get out of bed for a week. / Because of his illness, he was unable to get out of bed for a week.
- People find him funny because of his jokes. / People find him funny because of his jokes.
- Because of traffic, I have to leave the house half an hour earlier. / Because of the traffic, I have to leave home half an hour earlier.
- Because of his ignorance, he wasted a good opportunity. / Because of his ignorance, he wasted a good opportunity.
- I like this park because of the birds that live here. / I like this park because of the birds that live here.
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