BECAUSE OF

Because of adalah preposisi kata atau two-word conjunction, digunakan sebelum kata benda
atau kata ganti. Because of memiliki makna by reason of, yang kemudia dalam penulisannya
diikuti dengan object yang berupa noun atau phrase, pronoun, atau verb-ing.

“Because of” formula : . . . because of + noun (phrase) / pronoun / verb-ing

Untuk memperjelas, mari kita lihat contoh kalimat dengan kata because of dibawah ini:

Because of + noun phrase

We were bored because of the speech. – Kami merasa bosan karena pidatonya.

John was worried because of the rain. – John merasa khawatir karena hujan.

The sea water level increased as the heavy rain poured since last night and also, because of
the climate change. – Tingkat air laut meningkat ketika hujan lebat turun semalam dan juga,
karena perubahan iklim.

He looks terrible and tired since he’s up all night because of the test. – Dia terlihat kelelahan

karena dia begadang semalaman karena ujian.

Because of + pronoun

Why are you upset? Don’t you see? We are all here doing this because of you.

It’s all because of me, he lost everything.

We should reflect on what we did all this time. I think he dropped out because of us.

Because of + verb-ing

Because of feeling happy, Edward sings loudly. – Karena merasa senang, Edward bernyanyi
dengan keras.

Because of feeling sick, Tiara didn’t come to school today. – Karena merasa sakit, Tiara tidak

datang ke sekolah hari ini.

BECAUSE

Because merupakan subordinate conjunction atau adalah sebuah kata penghubung, yang
digunakan pada awal clause atau klausa, sebelum subjek dan kata kerja. Untuk aturan
menggunakan because+clause harus diikuti atau di lengkapi dengan adanya main clause karena
kata tersebut (because + clause) tidak dapat berdiri sendiri.

“Because” formula : because + Subject + Verb / clause + main clause | main clause + because
+ clause / subject + verb

Untuk lebih mengerti

We were bored because the speech is too long. – Kami merasa bosan karena pidatonya terlalu

panjang.

I'm not happy because the film is not so good. – Saya tidak merasa senang karena film ini tidak
terlalu bagus.

He decided to stay at office because the weather was bad. – Dia memutuskan untuk diam di

kantor karena cuacanya sangat buruk.

Because the weather was bad, he decided to stay at office. – Karena cuacanya sangat buruk,
dia memutuskan untuk diam di kantor.

Sinta makes a cake because her mother wants it. – Sinta membuat kue karena ibunya

meninginkan kue.

Because her mother wants it, Sinta makes a cake. – Karena ibunya menginginkan kue, maka
Sinta membuat kue.

The girl is a smart girl because she is not lazy to study. – Perempuan ini adalah perempuan

yang pintar karea dia tidak malas untuk belajar.

Diatas sudah dijelaskan lengkap dengan contohnya mengenai penggunaan because dan
because of. Agar Anda lebih mudah mengerti, Anda bisa mencoba menjawab beberapa
pertanyaan latihan soal dibawah ini mengenai because dan because of untuk berlatih.
LATIHAN SOAL BECAUSE DAN BECAUSE OF :

Latihan Soal Because dan Because Of:

1. I was afraid to tell my mother because of my test score is so bad.

2. Because of you, I never feel like I was alone anymore.

3. You know, you are our strength. And we stand here today, play the game we used to play,
get the champ it’s all because of you.

4. because the test is so hard, I almost give up.

5. The flood is coming to town because of the rain.

6. I thought if it’s all happened because of me, but really I didn’t mean to cause any harm.
Because I only want them to be happy.

7. The news is surprising for all of us. He’s been the kindest man and because of him, we can
live comfortably.

8. It’s been a while since we met, because I have moved out of town since last year.

9. My brother needs to leave our family to war because of his duty as an army.

10. I bring an umbrella because I think it will rain today.

11. He asked me to count him into our party because he did really want to come.

12. I don’t think I will be able to sleep tonight because of the horror movie I watched earlier.

13. I can stand here, travel from one country to another is all because of my parents.

14. I will wear my jacket because the weather is so cold.

15. I don’t think Maria will come to the party because her parents are so strict.

16. I’m afraid to be home alone because of the ghost story I’ve heard before.

17. I don’t think they’ll be able to arrive by today because of the storm.
18. I hope you remember that one day when you get everything you want, it was all because of
me.

19. I only cook because he wants me to.

20. My life has changed, and it is because of You