because

«because» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Because gives the reason for something: I am wet because… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

conjunction (because; because of); casual short forms (cos, coz, 'cause, bc)

meaning for a pupil

1) Because gives the reason for something: I am wet because it rained. tree →

2) «Because of» comes before a noun to give the reason: The game stopped because of the rain. tree →

3) (casual) «Cos», «coz», «'cause» and in texts «bc» or «bcos» are short spoken or texted forms of because. tree →

4) (casual) «Because» alone, or «Just because», is a refusal to give a reason: «Why?» «Because I said so.» tree →

5) (formal) The exam voice says «owing to», «due to», «on account of», «since», «in consequence of», «by virtue of» where a child would say «because». tree →

sense in the lessons

the student's reason: which word made it choose the operation («I add because of «more»»); in science «because» explains a cause («Ice melts because it gets warm»); in maths «explain why» answers start with «because»; in stories it links what happened to why; in casual talk and texts «cos», «'cause», «bc»; in rough talk the parent's «because I said so»; in the exam voice «owing to», «due to», «on account of», «by virtue of the fact that»

examples

• Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? (Writings JOB.39.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd. (Prophets JON.4.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they were adread because of the children of Israel. (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness. (Writings PSA.38.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Student: I add : 9 (because of «more») tree →
• We subtract because some cookies were eaten. tree →
• We multiply because there are 4 equal groups. tree →
• I stayed home because I was sick. tree →
• The plant died because it had no water. tree →
• We could not play outside because of the storm. tree →
• Leaves fall in autumn because the days grow cold. tree →
• She smiled because she got a gold star. tree →
• cant come cos mum says no tree →
• only got 3 left bc my brother ate the rest tree →
• «Why do I have to go to bed?» «Because I said so, that's why.» tree →
• Owing to the inclement weather, the outing was postponed. tree →
• “Because I am grown up, dearest. tree →

note

In the student's answers «because of «…»» names the cue word it relied on. Trap: the named word can be a wrong cue, such as «more» in «how many more … than». «Because» answers a «why» question. Use «because of» before a noun («because of the rain»), «because» before a whole sentence («because it rained»). «cos» and «bc» mean exactly «because» and are fine in chat, not in written work. «Owing to» and «due to» in an exam give a reason; the reason itself rarely changes the numbers.

In the corpora

• And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
• And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
• For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
• And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'
• And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «because» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.