Because has been the subject of a number of quibbles relating to its grammar and usage
A conjunction is a word used to connect other words, phrases and clauses together
Tim usually practices the piano and plays football at weekend
The Chicago Manual of Style has an excellent entry on this topic in its QA section online
Youngs Literal Translation Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil
Because we use so many sentence structures, it is important to understand how grammar helps to improve communication
Otherwise, you end up with a fragmented sentence
Explanation: All answers without of are correct, but in formal writing you should not start a sentence with Because, although this is normal in speech
Sentence Examples
When combined with the rest of the sentence, it functions as an adjectival prepositional phrase
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Students will learn to identify which sentence is the cause and which is the effect, in order to accurately complete the sentence synthesis
He will inevitably hurt himself because he takes too many risks
We can combine these two clauses in two different ways
I think this is because they know that my eventual weapon will be my vocal chords
He got food poisoning because of undercooked chicken
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As long as you have a complete sentence, because is a grammatically legitimate way to begin a sentence — in all types of business writing
However, if you use because at the beginning of a sentence and do not connect it to an independent clause, it is a sentence fragment
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