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Because of/Because

Because of and because are both used to introduce reasons.

Because of is a preposition, it is generally followed by a verb+ing or a noun.

Because is a conjunction, it is followed by a subject and a verb.

Here is an example of Because :

* Because Maria was feeling sick, she didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:

'Maria' the subject,
'was feeling' the verb.

And here is an example of Because of :

* Because of her sickness, Maria didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:
'her sickness' a noun.

Another example of Because of :

* Because of feeling sick, Maria didn't go to the supermarket.

In this example, we have:
'feeling sick' a verb+ing.

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1. I'm asking you I want to know your opinion.

2. I was late this morning the traffic.

3. She can't drive her blindness.

4. The bank closed down the recession.

5. I came back I'd forgotten my briefcase.

6. We stopped playing football the rain.

7. Tom is very difficult to understand his weird accent.

8. Paul moved to Paris his job.

9. John crashed his Truck he was driving too fast.

10. I cannot come the weather.

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