English Grammar

Because and Because of

Mai Duong

User since 2011
Posts: 14

3 June 2011

Hello,
When should I use Because and when should I use Because of?
Can you explain to me?
I used to write:
BECAUSE + S V O (phrase)
BECAUSE OF + S V O or BECAUSE OF + N
this way is right?
Thank you so much.
Mai.

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eBrain
User since 2009
Posts: 613
3 June 2011

It seems good to me, but can you confirm it : S V O and N, does it mean subject, verb, object and noun ? :)
It seems good to me, but can you confirm it : S V O and N, does it mean subject, verb, object and noun ? :)
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
3 June 2011

Would I do like you, Mai? Not quite.

BECAUSE as a conjunction introduces a CLAUSE.
You must be happy because it is Friday and the week-end is almost there.

BECAUSE OF as a preposition introduces a NOUN or something that serves as a noun (not a clause I think).
I am covered in sweat because of the hot weather.
My sweater smells sweaty because of my hard working (I wouldn't say 'because of I worked hard' WRONG!).

Who is right? Who is wrong? Just guess, Mai.
Would I do like you, Mai? Not quite. BECAUSE as a conjunction introduces a CLAUSE. You must be happy because it is Friday and the week-end is almost there. BECAUSE OF as a preposition introduces a NOUN or something that serves as a noun (not a clause I think). I am covered in sweat because of the hot weather. My sweater smells sweaty because of my hard working (I wouldn't say 'because of I worked hard' WRONG!). Who is right? Who is wrong? Just guess, Mai.
Glwadys T
User since 2010
Posts: 1
3 June 2011

From Mai Duong:
Hello,
When should I use Because and when should I use Because of?
Can you explain to me?
I used to write:
BECAUSE + S V O (phrase)
BECAUSE OF + S V O or BECAUSE OF + N
this way is right?
Thank you so much.
Mai.

I would'like equals exemple
[blockquote]From Mai Duong: Hello, When should I use Because and when should I use Because of? Can you explain to me? I used to write: BECAUSE + S V O (phrase) BECAUSE OF + S V O or BECAUSE OF + N this way is right? Thank you so much. Mai.[/blockquote] I would'like equals exemple
Mai Duong
User since 2011
Posts: 14
4 June 2011

I got it, thank you.
I wonder about passive voice. I have an example:
People believed that he was waiting for a letter.
-> He was believed to have been waiting for a letter.
So, may I write: "people believed that a letter was being waited for by him" ?
What do you think?
Thanks,
Mai.
I got it, thank you. I wonder about passive voice. I have an example: People believed that he was waiting for a letter. -> He was believed to have been waiting for a letter. So, may I write: "people believed that a letter was being waited for by him" ? What do you think? Thanks, Mai.
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
7 June 2011

I think so, Mai.
I think so, Mai.
eBrain
User since 2009
Posts: 613
8 June 2011

please tell me Joe, do you feel tired or even exhausted after having been thinking that much ? ;)
please tell me Joe, do you feel tired or even exhausted after having been thinking that much ? ;)
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
8 June 2011

Bushed, Soph!
Bushed, Soph!

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