Because 🆚 Because of

What is the difference between Because and Because Of?

• Both because and because of are used to give reasons.
• Because of is a preposition, whereas because is a conjunction.
• Because is followed by a verb and a subject whereas because of is followed by an ing verb and a noun.
• Because is used in place of since and as.
• Because of is used in place of ‘on account of’ and ‘owing to’.

‘Because’ is a conjunction so it is followed by a clause (a sentence within a sentence)


▪️ We managed to complete the project in time, becasue the whole team did their utmost.
▪️ We're not able to start the production next week, because there's an unforeseen difficulty that appeared during the course of Phase 2, but rest assured we're working to resolve it ASAP.

‘Because of’ is used to give a reason for a happening or an event. It is used as a preposition, and there is always a noun followed by this phrase, and the verb followed is an ‘ing’ verb.


▪️ Because of the recent outbreak, the delivery dates have been pushed back by a couple of days.
▪️ We were able to resolve the issue last week because of your timely advice.


▪️ Because the ongoing targets will be finished soon, we'd like to request a new set from you.
▪️ Because of the fact that the ongoing targets will be finished soon, we'd like to request a new set from you.
▪️ Because of the current progress on the ongoing targets, they wil be completed quite shortly, we'd like to request a new set from you.