BECAUSE = BECAUSE OF

Viết theo cấu trúc BECAUSE = BECAUSE OF

BECAUSE	+	S	+	V,	+	S	+	V
SINCE
AS
BECAUSE OF	+	N		,		S	+	V
DUE TO		NOUN PHRASE
		V-ING

Ví dụ:

Because he passed the exam, his father bought him a new motorbike.

Because of HIS passing the exam, his father bought him a new motorbike.

Lưu ý:

• Ngoài because, một số các từ khác cũng dùng trước mệnh đề chỉ nguyên nhân như since, as
• Khi sử dụng because of/ due to mà chủ ngữ hai mệnh đề không giống nhau thì sau đó thường dùng tính từ sở hữu my, his, her, their, our… hoặc sở hữu cách Tom’s…

Bài tập:

1. Because she behaves badly everybody hates her.

Because of

2. I wore a coat inside the house because I feel cold.

Due to

3. He couldn’t tell you about that because he felt ashamed.

Because of

4. The boy couldn’t work hard because he was hungry.

Because of

5. Noone could build the cottage because it rained heavily.

Because of

6. All the cars stopped as there was a cow in the street.

Because of

7. Because he was sick, he could not go to class yesterday.

Due to

8. I can’t buy people expensive presents this year since I don’t have a lot of money.

Due to

9. Because of the traffic jam on the way to the cinema, I was late for the film.

Because there

10. Due to the bad weather, we had to cancel our trip.

       Because