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Because Vs Because of

The document discusses the difference between using "because" and "because of" in sentences. It states that an independent clause should follow "because" while a noun or phrase should follow "because of". Examples are provided such as "Because it was raining, school was cancelled" and "Because of the rain, school was cancelled". Readers are asked to rewrite sample sentences using both "because" and "because of". The document provides guidance on properly structuring sentences depending on which conjunction is used.

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Because Vs Because of

The document discusses the difference between using "because" and "because of" in sentences. It states that an independent clause should follow "because" while a noun or phrase should follow "because of". Examples are provided such as "Because it was raining, school was cancelled" and "Because of the rain, school was cancelled". Readers are asked to rewrite sample sentences using both "because" and "because of". The document provides guidance on properly structuring sentences depending on which conjunction is used.

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Because

 vs.  Because  of  (Due  to  /  Owing  to)  


Sentence  Pattern:  
Because  [sentence],  [sentence]  
Because  of  [noun/phrase],  [sentence]  
You  write  a  complete  sentence  (an  “independent  clause”)  after  because,  but  you  only  write  a  
noun  or  a  phrase  (a  “dependent  clause”)  after  because  of  (or  due  to/owing  to).  

  Examples:  
• Because  it  was  raining,  school  was  cancelled.  
  • Because  of  the  rain,  school  was  cancelled.  
 
  • John  moved  to  California  because  the  weather  is  good  there.  
• John  moved  to  California  because  of  the  good  weather.  
 
 
• Due  to  her  hard  work,  Lilian  was  promoted  to  Assistant  Manager.  
• Because  she  works  so  hard,  Lilian  was  promoted  to  Assistant  Manager.  
 
 
 
 
   
Rewrite  each  of  the  following  sentences  twice  –  once  with  “because”,  and  once  with  “because  of”.  
(See  page  79  for  sample  answers.)  
 
1.  Chris  has  a  bad  temper,  and  that’s  why  he  got  in  trouble.  
 
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2.  Many  people  have  died  this  summer.  The  reason  is  the  hot  weather.  
 
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3.  I  am  greatly  interested  in  engineering;  therefore,  I  want  to  go  to  MIT.  
 
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4.  There  was  a  flood  yesterday;  that’s  why  this  road  is  closed.  
 
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