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Fenglu Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is because of prepositional phrase or adverbial phrase?
I leant because of as prepositional phrase somewhere, but I found it is advebrbial phrase in the dictionary.
Is it both?
Is it both?
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"Because" is a conjunction that typically connects an adverbial dependent clause to a main clause. " The clause "because it was raining" explains why they couldn't go on the picnic, so it is called an adverbial clause.
- "Because" is a conjunction that typically connects an adverbial dependent clause to a main clause.
- " The clause "because it was raining" explains why they couldn't go on the picnic, so it is called an adverbial clause.
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"Because" is a conjunction that typically connects an adverbial dependent clause to a main clause. "We couldn't go on a picnic because it was raining." The clause "because it was raining" explains why they couldn't go on the picnic, so it is called an adverbial clause.
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