‘Because of’ formula : . . . because of + noun (phrase) / pronoun / verb-ing
Contoh penggunaan because of:
Because of + Noun phrase:
We were bored because of the speech. – Kami merasa bosan karena pidatonya.
John was worried because of the rain. – John merasa khawatir karena hujan.
Because of + pronoun:
Why are you upset? Don’t you see? We are all here doing this because of you. - Mengapa kamu kesal? Tidakkah kamu melihat? Kami semua di sini melakukan ini karenamu.
It’s all because of me, he lost everything. - Ini semua karena aku, dia kehilangan segalanya
Because of + verb-ing:
Because of feeling happy, Edward sings loudly. – Karena merasa senang, Edward bernyanyi dengan keras.
Because of feeling sick, Tiara didn’t come to school today. – Karena merasa sakit, Tiara tidak datang ke sekolah hari ini.
Itu dia penjelasan mengenai perbedaan because dan because of beserta contoh kalimatnya.