I.Khái niệm:
- Because và because of là hai cụm trạng từ chỉ lý do cho một sự việc nào đó.
- Mang ý nghĩa "bởi vì"
Ví dụ:
I will not going out because it's raining.
I will not going out because of the rain.
II. Cách sử dụng Because và Because of
- Because: Because thường đi với một mệnh đề hoàn chỉnh (clause), có đầy đủ chủ ngữ (subject), động từ (verb), (tân ngữ không bắt buộc):
Because + S + V + (O).
Ví dụ:
I don't like her because she is mean and arrogant.
Her key was lost because her children had dropped it on the road.
I like this picture because it's beautiful.
She could only eat a salad in the restaurant because she is a vegetarian
- Because of: Đi với một đại từ (pronoun), danh từ (Noun) hoặc cụm danh từ (Noun phrase):
Because of + pro (noun)/ noun phrase
Ví dụ:
He has an accident because of his carelessness.
They moved to Liverpool because of her job.
Minh went to the party yesterday because of his girlfriend's invitation.
III. Một vài lưu ý khi sử dụng Because và because of:
Cấu trúc của because và because of không thể sử dụng để thay thế cho nhau
Ví dụ:
He got sick because of he had walked in the rain.
-> He got sick because he had walked in the rain
My father didn't go to work yesterday because his backache
My father didn't go to work yesterday because of his backache.
Bài tập & Lời giải
Bài tập 1: Điền Because hoặc Because of
1. We stopped playing tennis ……. the rain
2. It was all …….. her that we got into trouble
3. We had to hurry indoors …… it was raining
4. I am late ……. the traffic
5. We didn’t arrive until seven o’clock …….. the traffic was terrible
6. She found the exam easy …….. she had worked hard during the course
7. He can’t drive …….. his illness
8. The restaurant closed down …….. the recession
9. He found working in Japan very difficult ……… the language problem
10. He’s very difficult to understand ……… his accent