Complete the following sentences using because or because of.
1We cancelled the trip ............... the rain.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase such as "the rain".
2I helped him ............... I liked him.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause with a subject and verb.
3It was all ............... my mother that I became successful.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase such as "my mother".
4You have to hurry up ............... you are already late.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause such as "you are already late".
5I was late ............... my car broke down on the way home.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause with its own subject and verb.
6She worked hard ............... she wanted to pass.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause such as "she wanted to pass".
7I sat down to rest ............... I was tired.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause with a subject and verb.
8She didn’t get the job ............... she didn’t apply in time.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a full clause such as "she didn’t apply in time".
9............... his strange accent, people assume that he is a foreigner.
Wrong!
Use "Because of" before a noun phrase at the beginning of a sentence.
10He lost his job ............... his drug problem.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase such as "his drug problem".
Done.
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Answers
- We cancelled the trip because of the rain.
- I helped him because I liked him.
- It was all because of my mother that I became successful.
- You have to hurry up because you are already late.
- I was late because my car broke down on the way home.
- She worked hard because she wanted to pass.
- I sat down to rest because I was tired.
- She didn’t get the job because she didn’t apply in time.
- Because of his strange accent, people assume that he is a foreigner.
- He lost his job because of his drug problem.
