Do you know the difference between these two structures? Do you know how to use them?

• Because is a conjunction. It is followed by Subject+Verb

I didn’t go out because it was raining

• Because of  is a two-word preposition. It is used before a noun or a pronoun

I didn’t go out because of the rain

(due to is similar to because of)

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Because and because of 

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