because of用法歸納

because of意為“因為；由于”。

【經典例句】

He was very angry because of what you said. 由于你說的話，他非常生氣。

He was absent not because of his illness， but because his father died. 他缺席不是因為他生病，而是因為他父親去世了。

Because of her husband's being there， I said nothing about her mistake. 因為她丈夫在場，對她的錯誤我就沒說什么。

There are many homeless people because of the earthquake. 因為地震，很多人無家可歸。

【易混辨析1】

because與because of的區別：

because of是介詞短語，意為“因為”，后跟名詞、代詞、動名詞或what引導的賓語從句，在句中作狀語；because是從屬連詞，引導原因狀語從句，表示主句的根本原因。

【易混辨析2】

because of， due to， on account of， owing to， thanks to與as a result （of） 的區別：

because of 意為“因為；由于”，普通用語，比其他短語更口語化。構成的短語在句子中通常作狀語，一般不作表語用。后跟名詞、代詞、動名詞或what引導的名詞性從句；due to意為“由于；因……造成”， 作表語、狀語和定語。作狀語時，一般不與其他成分隔開，不可用于句首；on account of意為“因為”，但語氣較為正式，可作狀語、表語，后面常接名詞；owing to引出的介詞短語主要在句中作狀語，有時作表語；作狀語時，習慣上用逗號和句子其他部分分開；thanks to通常用于好的方面，意為“多虧”，在句中作狀語和表語；as a result意為“因此；結果”， 表結果，前后句意間表示因果關系；as a result of...“由于……的結果”。

【即學即練】

用because of， due to， owing to， thanks to， as a result （of）， on account of 填空：

1. I was well again， ________ the doctor.

2. Jobs are hard to get and， ________， more young people want to continue their education.

3. Much good farmland has become desert ________ climate changes.

4. ______ his youth， he was not allowed to take the senior course.

5. That was ________ the lack of exercise.

6. The failure of the plan was in part ________ financial difficulties

7. Mistakes ________ carelessness may have serious consequence.

8. ________ problems with the fuel system， the launch has been put back a week.

9. She won the Peace Prize ________ her courageous fight for democracy （民主）.