Conjunction. Definition: the role of 'because' as a conjunction is to connect two clauses or phrases to indicate cause and effect. For example, 'He fell asleep ...

colloquial. Followed by a word or phrase (usually a noun, adjective, or interjection) that stands for a clause expressing an explanation or reason.

Because introduces clauses of cause and reason. It is a subordinating conjunction. This means that the clause it introduces is a subordinate clause.

'because' can be an adverb, an interjection or a conjunction. Here are some examples of its usage.

The conjunction because means “for the reason that” or “due to the fact that.” Do you know when to use because, as, since, for, and inasmuch as? Learn more on ...

Preposition. Definition: the prepositional phrase 'because of' is used to indicate the reason or cause of something. It introduces the specific factor or ...

Conjunction I ran because I was afraid. “Why did you do it?” “Because she told me to.” ...

Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal: because, although, while, since, etc. Nouns · Pronouns · Basic Sentence Structure · Verbs

16 янв. 2014 г. · Because is a preposition that is sometimes used with no complement, sometimes (in the new usage that the ADS has just recognized) with an noun phrase ...