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skbaek

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Oct 11, 2004, 11:25:22 PM10/11/04
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Hi.

What is difference about "because" and "because of"?

And could you tell me when we use "because" and "because of"?


meirman

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Oct 12, 2004, 5:58:55 PM10/12/04
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In alt.english.usage on Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:25:22 +0900 "skbaek"
<skb...@mail.com> posted:

>Hi.
>
>What is difference about "because" and "because of"?

the difference *between"

>And could you tell me when we use "because" and "because of"?

The first should be followed by a clause.
The second by a noun, plus any modifiers that apply to the noun.

"of [noun]" is a prepositional phrase.


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Epple

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Oct 17, 2004, 6:42:23 AM10/17/04
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skbaek wrote:

Examples: I didn't go out because it was raining. (clause)
I didn't go out because of THE rain (noun)

because he is stupid
because of his stupidity

etc.

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