because ofの意味や使い方を知りたいときはないでしょうか。
けど、そんな中で悩むことは、
・「because of」の使い方がわからない
ですよね。
今回はそんなお悩みを解決する
・「because of」の例文
についてまとめます!
もくじ
because ofの意味とは?
「because of」は英語の表現で、「~のために」や「~の理由で」という意味です。何かの原因や理由を説明する際に使われます。具体例を挙げると、「I was late because of the traffic.」 渋滞のために遅れました。 というように、遅れた理由が渋滞であることを示しています。
because ofの構文は?
「because of」は、何かの理由や原因を示す際に使われる前置詞句です。以下にその構文をわかりやすくまとめます。
構文
because of + 名詞 / 名詞句
使い方
理由を示す
何かが起こった理由や原因を説明する。
例
We canceled the picnic because of the rain.
私たちは雨のためにピクニックを中止しました。
名詞や名詞句が必要
because ofの後には名詞や名詞句が続くため、形容詞や動詞は使えません。
正しい例
He was late because of traffic.
間違った例
He was late because of being stuck in traffic. 動名詞の「being」は使えません。
注意点
because 接続詞 とは異なる
because ofは前置詞句なので、文の中で名詞を使った理由を示しますが、becauseは通常、文の節をつなげるために使われます。
例
He was late because he was stuck in traffic.
彼は交通渋滞に巻き込まれたので遅れました。
まとめ
「because of」は後に名詞や名詞句を伴って、何かの理由や原因を示すために使用する表現です。適切な名詞を使うことで、スムーズに文章を構成できます。
because ofの7つの例文と日本語訳
because ofの例文7つ紹介します。
The game was canceled because of the rain.
She was late because of traffic.
We stayed indoors because of the cold weather.
He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical issues.
They had to cancel the picnic because of a thunderstorm.
She got a promotion because of her hard work.
because ofを覚える
because ofをキニナリメソッドで覚えていきましょう。
because ofを復唱し耳から覚える
because ofを7回繰り返し復唱し耳から覚えていきましょう。
because of
because of
because of
because of
because of
because of
because of
because ofの例文を復唱する
because ofの例文を3回繰り返して復唱しましょう。
The game was canceled because of the rain.
The game was canceled because of the rain.
The game was canceled because of the rain.
She was late because of traffic.
She was late because of traffic.
She was late because of traffic.
We stayed indoors because of the cold weather.
We stayed indoors because of the cold weather.
We stayed indoors because of the cold weather.
He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical issues.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical issues.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical issues.
They had to cancel the picnic because of a thunderstorm.
They had to cancel the picnic because of a thunderstorm.
They had to cancel the picnic because of a thunderstorm.
She got a promotion because of her hard work.
She got a promotion because of her hard work.
She got a promotion because of her hard work.
because ofの例文を聞いて把握する
because ofの例文を聞いて意味が即理解できるか確認してみましょう。
The game was canceled because of the rain.
She was late because of traffic.
We stayed indoors because of the cold weather.
He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
The flight was delayed because of mechanical issues.
They had to cancel the picnic because of a thunderstorm.
She got a promotion because of her hard work.
さいごに
いかがでしょうか。
今回は、
・「because of」の例文
についてまとめました。
また、他にも英語学習に役に立つ情報がありますので、よろしければご参照頂ければと思います。