| 词汇 | grammar_british-grammar_because-because-of-and-cos-cos-of |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | Because, because of and cos, cos ofBecause: meaning and useBecause introduces clauses of cause and reason. It is a subordinating conjunction. This means that the clause it introduces is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete. We use a comma when the subordinate clause comes before the main clause:
Warning: We don’t use for or why instead of because when we are giving reasons:
See also: As, because or since? Because ofBecause of is a two-word preposition meaning ‘as a result of’:
CosCos, a short form of because, is pronounced /kəz/ or /kɒz/ and can also be spelt ’cause. It can be used instead of because (and cos of instead of because of). We often use it in speaking, emails and text messages, especially in informal situations:
Just because, simply becauseWe can emphasise because with just or simply:
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