BECAUSE & BECAUSE OF

Because (yang tidak diikuti oleh of) harus diikuti oleh anak kalimat (subject + verb + object), because of hanya diikuti oleh prasa kata benda.

POLA KALIMAT

………….because +

Subject + verb There + verb + subject

………….because of + noun phrase

Contoh :

a. Jane was worried because it had started to rain

^{subject verb}

atau

b. Jane was worried because of the rain

^{Noun phrase}

c. The students arrived late because there was a traffic jam

^{verb subject}

atau

d. The students arrived late because of the traffic jam

^{Noun phrase}

A. Supply either because or because of as appropriate

1. It was difficult to deliver the package _______________ the sender had written the wrong address on the letter

2. We decided to leave early ___________ the party was boring

3. Rescue attempts were temporarily halted ____________ the bad weather

4. They visited their friends often ________________ they enjoyed their company

5. Paul can’t go to the football game __________________ his grades

6. Marcella was awarded a scholarship _________________ her superior scholastic ability

7. Nobody ventured outdoors ____________________ the hurricane warnings

8. We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains __________________ the air is purer there

9. We have to drive around the bay _________________ the bridge was destroyed in the storm

10. The chickens have died _______________ the intense heat

11. She couldn’t answer the test properly _______________ she didn’t study hard last night

12. Many children died _____________ famine

13. He couldn’t afford to buy a new pair of shoes _______________ having no money

14. Alfred has won the Pulitzer prize ________________ he is good at writing journalism

15. John loves her crazily __________________ her beauty