Note that after as long as, we use a present tense to refer to the future. OR She will not land in trouble on condition that she behaves responsibly.As long as she behaves responsibly, she will not land in trouble.(Since you are here, please take care of the babies.)Īs long as can also be used to state conditions. So long as you are here, please take care of the babies.(= Because you are going to the supermarket,…) As long as you are going to the supermarket, please buy some vegetables and eggs.As long asĪs long as can mean ‘since’ or ‘because’. Because of the injury, he couldn’t play for weeks.Because of his timely intervention, the problem was solved amicably.As a result of the injury, he couldn’t play for weeks.As a result of his timely intervention, the problem was solved amicably.As a result ofĪs a result of is a substitute for ‘because of’. As / since we didn’t have enough money to buy tickets, we cancelled the trip.We cancelled the trip because we didn’t have enough money to buy tickets.Since he has paid the dues, we will not cancel his subscription.īecause is used when the reason is not known to the reader/listener or when the writer wants to put emphasis on the reason.OR Since he was late, we went without him. As and since-clauses usually come at the beginning of the sentence. These conjunctions are used when the reason is already known to the reader or when it is not the most important part of the sentence. In this lesson, we will take a look at some not-so-common substitutes for because and because of. (Here the preposition ‘because of’ is followed by the noun ‘bad weather’.)
The flight was cancelled because of bad weather.(Here the conjunction because is followed by the clause ‘the weather was bad’.) The flight was cancelled because the weather was bad.It is a two-word preposition and should be followed by a noun, not a clause. The phrase ‘because of’ is also used to give an explanation. Other words/phrases are not so common.īecause is a conjunction. In English we use many different words and phrases to give the reason for something. 11 substitutes for because and because of
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