Students often make mistakes when using the word "because". You can't use "because" to connect ideas in two separate sentences. Put both the main idea and the reason in the same sentence.
Which sentence in NOT correct?
- Some children behave badly at school because their parents are too lenient at home.
- Because parents are often too lenient at home, discipline in schools is becoming more difficult to enforce.
- Children's behaviour is getting worse nowadays. Because parents are not strict enough.
hi,the first sentence is incorrect,it should be ,Because of their parents.
Posted by: ahmed | Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 10:29
Hi Simon
the third sentence is incorrect. in fact it does not need a full stop . all of them have to be written as one sentence.
Posted by: bahare | Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:27
1. Two ideas are not connected ('at home' and 'at school').
2. Two ideas are not connected.
3. Do not use 'Because' at the beginning of a sentence.
Posted by: Hai Vu | Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 14:51
hi
I think the first sentence is only correct.
Posted by: arabph | Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 16:32
hi,the third sentence should be written without comma.
Posted by: ahmed | Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 18:36
Hello,
I think the second and the third are incorrect.
I would like to ask one more question.
In body paragraph of writing ,how different between using first, second and third words and firstly, secondly and thirdly words?
Thank you
Posted by: chutarrat | Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 19:53
Hello Simon,
I think the first sentence is not correct.
Posted by: Ali | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 02:29
hi Simom,
i believe that the third sentence is incorrect
Posted by: Phong Võ | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 03:31
Hi Simon,
The third sentence is not correct.
Posted by: Jean | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:01
the third one is not correct
Posted by: marzi | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 14:56
CORRECT ANSWER:
Sentence 3 is NOT correct. 1 and 2 are fine.
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Chutarrat,
You can use "Firstly,..." or "First,..." I normally use "Firstly" but it's find to use "First".
All the best
Simon
Posted by: SImon | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 16:27
CORRECT ANSWER CONTINUED...
Sentence 3 should be written as one sentence with no stop or comma:
"Children's behaviour is getting worse nowadays because parents are not strict enough".
Simon
Posted by: SImon | Monday, October 18, 2010 at 16:30
Sentence 3 because it it connects 2 ideas in 2 separate sentences
Posted by: Bing | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 11:40
That's correct Bing. See my answer above.
Simon
Posted by: Simon | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 16:19