- I need a new refrigerator because mine is broken.
- As our local shop was closed, I have to go a supermarket two miles away.
- Since it was cold, we made a fire.
- Now that we are all part of the global village, everyone becomes a neighbor.
［because節とセットで使われる副詞］
becauseは程度を表す副詞とセットでよく使われる。
- Many exam candidates lose marks simply because they do not read the questions properly. （simply because）
- No one else took much notice of him, partly because he took no notice of them. （partly because）
- Classification is difficult, mainly because it seems to contain incorrect samples. （mainly because）
- I was sacked only because I was a few minutes late for work on a few occasions. （only because）
- Just because I'm crying, it doesn't mean I'm sad. （just because）
- You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor. （merely because）
- That is chiefly because most of us experience violence through the prism of a movie or a television screen. （chiefly because）
※日記 に補足があります。
→ 文法 #36 従属接続詞の一覧
→ 文法 #46 時を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #48 場所を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #49 仮定・条件を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #50 譲歩を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #51 目的を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #52 結果を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #53 様態を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #54 限定・範囲・制限を表す副詞節
→ 文法 #55 比例・比較を表す副詞節
