Because of / Because
Cuando queremos explicar las razones por las cuales ocurrieron determinados hechos lo podemos hacer de diferentes maneras: utilizando la preposición because of o utilizando la conjunción because.
Because of
Because of es una preposición y, por tanto, tiene que ir
seguida de un sustantivo o un pronombre:
The river overflowed its banks because of the rain. (because of + noun)
He hurt his leg and couldn't play because of it. (because of +
pronoun)
Because
Because es una conjunción, por tanto va seguida de una oración:
The river overflowed its banks because it rained. (because +
clause)
He couldn't play because he hurt his leg. (because + clause)
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