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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Because at the beginning of sentence

To be honest, I am still not sure whether it is correct, or rather, natural to a native ear to use because.

I know that synonyms "as, since" can be normally used at the beginning of sentence; however, I am not sure about "because". And when I asked one of the teacher (tangenial remark: that I honestly don't consider too proficient in english) she told me not to use it at the beginning of sentence.

To sum up, I've heard of a great deal of opinions and I'd like to ask if grammarians are flexible and tolerant about the use of this or not.

Thanks a lot.
  

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Marold To be honest, I am still not sure whether it is correct, or rather, natural to a native ear to use because at the beginning of a sentence . I know that synonyms "as, since" can be normally used at the beginning of sentence; however, I am not sure about "because". And when I asked one of the teacher s (tangenial remark: that I honestly don't consider too proficient in english) she told me not to use it at the beginning of sentence.

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  • Marold To be honest, I am still not sure whether it is correct, or rather, natural to a native ear to use because at the beginning of a sentence .
  • I know that synonyms "as, since" can be normally used at the beginning of sentence; however, I am not sure about "because".
  • And when I asked one of the teacher s (tangenial remark: that I honestly don't consider too proficient in english) she told me not to use it at the beginning of sentence.
  • To sum up, I've heard of a great deal of opinions and I'd like to ask if grammarians are flexible and tolerant about the use of this or not.
  • I think that you and I shouldn't worry too much about what grammarians think about a situation like this one .
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MaroldTo be honest, I am still not sure whether it is correct, or rather, natural to a native ear to use because at the beginning of a sentence. I know that synonyms "as, since" can be normally used at the beginning of sentence; however, I am not sure about "because". And when I asked one o
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"Because I could not stop for Death
He kindly stopped for me . . . "

Beginning of a famous poem by Emily Dickenson.
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My guess is that when teachers tell students not to start a sentence with "because," they are trying to avoid incomplete sentences. If they ask "Why are you wearing a sweater?" they want a response like "I'm wearing a sweater because it's cold outside," not just "Because it's cold." Phrases like "Because it's cold," or "because I'm hungry" are not complete sentences, and should be avoid
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