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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Is it acceptable to use ‘because’ in the sentence?

Is it acceptable to use ‘because’ in the sentence?

As a whole class, Henry and his classmates have something in common. Because majority of them are boys, they all like basketball and computer games. He will not forget the times they spent together.

  

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Because denotes reason, so I see nothing wrong with it. However, an article is needed here: the majority of them are boys. The indefinite article also occasionally occurs before majority, but I would prefer the here.

  • Because denotes reason, so I see nothing wrong with it.
  • However, an article is needed here: the majority of them are boys.
  • The indefinite article also occasionally occurs before majority, but I would prefer the here.
  • CB
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Because denotes reason, so I see nothing wrong with it. However, an article is needed here: the majority of them are boys. The indefinite article also occasionally occurs before majority, but I would prefer the here.

CB

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