because of （?） or because
Thirdly, the only reason for traditional printed encyclopedias equally distributing their contents is because of （?） limited spaces on paper, the professor argues that instead to be seen as a shortcoming, it is actually the strongest advantage of the communal encyclopedias. Hi, I could not tell whether I should use "because " or " because of" . I think it should be "because of ". However, it sounds very catching to use " because".

Question

because of （?） or  because
Thirdly, the only reason for traditional printed encyclopedias equally distributing their contents is because of （?） limited spaces on paper, the professor argues that instead to be seen as a shortcoming, it is actually the strongest advantage of the communal encyclopedias. Hi, I could not tell whether I should use "because " or " because of" . I think it should be "because of ". However, it sounds very catching to use " because".

Answer

You can use the format "Because of (NOUN)" but not "because (NOUN)". "Because of (NOUN)" is the correct usage.

Answer

because of +N (limited) spaces (on paper)
because +句子，用because的話這句沒有動詞

Answers · 2

Still haven’t found your answers?

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!