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Tenacious Learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentences with 'Because'

Hello teachers,
Could you please confirm my assumptions? Letter 'a' is a wrong answer, and letters 'b; c' are correct answers according to the question. I think I would only use 'because' at the beginning if I had both the cause and effect; right?
Why does Mary tell Peter to get ready right away?
a) Because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes.
b) Because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes, she tells him to get ready right away.
c) She tells him to get ready right away because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Hello, TL. Tenacious Learner Why does Mary tell Peter to get ready right away? a) Because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes.

— Surfer

  • Hello, TL.
  • Tenacious Learner Why does Mary tell Peter to get ready right away?
  • a) Because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes.
  • b) Because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes, she tells him to get ready right away.
  • c) She tells him to get ready right away because they must be at her parents' house in fifteen minutes.
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Hello, TL. Emotion: smile
Tenacious LearnerWhy does Mary tell Peter to get ready right away?
a) Because they must be a
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Yes, B and C are correct and they are complete sentences. A is not a complete sentence, but it would still be considered correct in speech; it wouldn't make sense to repeat the she-tells-him-to-get-ready section again, since it is already understood.
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Surfera is a correct answer. b stands as a statement in it's own right and, although correct as such, is not an answer for a question. c is a correct and complete answer.
Hello Surfer,
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ElanguestYes, B and C are correct and they are complete sentences. A is not a complete sentence, but it would still be considered correct in speech; it wouldn't make sense to repeat the she-tells-him-to-get-ready section again, since it is already understood.
Hello,
Thanks for your reply too.
I totally agree with you!
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Hello, TL.

b is a correct statement and delivers the answer just as effectively, it just doesn't exactly rhyme the way one would expect in the flow of a an ask-and-answer conversation between two, as it sounds rather independent and not answering to a question.. .

It's an answer that doesn't sound like one.
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Yes, in elementary school they always teach you to use complete sentences, but in reality no one does. It is a very impractical way to speak.
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ElanguestYes, in elementary school they always teach you to use complete sentences, but in reality no one does. It is a very impractical way to speak.
Hello Elanguest,
Thank you for your comment.
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Surferb is a correct statement and delivers the answer just as effectively, it just doesn't exactly rhyme the way one would expect in the flow of a an ask-and-answer conversation between two, as it sounds rather independent and not answering to a question.. .It's an answer that doesn't sound like one.
Hello Surfer,
Thanks for your help once again!
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