Sentence Correction

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Ashley@VeritasPrep wrote:

kevincanspain wrote:It is very common for English-speakers to say

Just because you are rich doesn't mean that you can boss people around.

However, the subject of a sentence should not begin with 'because'; it is fine, however to begin with (the fact) that or even with a gerund

That you are rich does not mean that you can boss people around
(Your) Being rich does not entitle you to...

Responding to a PM...

Kevin's points are exactly right. Our "because..." phrase in (B) is TRYING to function as a noun, but it can't: "because..." clauses are *adverbial* modifiers, i.e. they play the same roles in sentences as do adverbs, so for practical purposes they *are* adverbs. We need a noun, which is exactly what "the fact that..." is.

Hi Ashley,

Thanks for your response, can I note down it as a rule that a sentence should never begin with because ?????

aspirant2011 wrote:

Ashley@VeritasPrep wrote:
Responding to a PM...

Kevin's points are exactly right. Our "because..." phrase in (B) is TRYING to function as a noun, but it can't: "because..." clauses are *adverbial* modifiers, i.e. they play the same roles in sentences as do adverbs, so for practical purposes they *are* adverbs. We need a noun, which is exactly what "the fact that..." is.

Hi Ashley,

Thanks for your response, can I note down it as a rule that a sentence should never begin with because ?????

No, don't do that! Sentences can definitely begin with "because," just as sentences can definitely begin with adverbs. Slowly, I walked to the store. Because I was tired, I drove to the store. Frantically, she searched for her car keys. Because she was running late, she sped through the traffic lights.

Sentences can absolutely begin with "because." As Ashley said, the SUBJECT cannot begin with "because."

Because the GMAT is so challenging, I recommend that people study for at least three months prior to their exam dates.

I am still not able to find out that how because is the subject of our main sentence .........Don't you guys feel that it is the subject in option B????

How is because acting as a noun in option B????

Ashley, can you please confirm if this approach has any flaws in it ?

BECAUSE is a connecting word...It should be of the form BECAUSE [X], [Y]...So A, B are eliminated right away
Coming to C,D,E
C : IT does not have a referent..so C out
(Other issue, not errors: passive, it any more likely that plants will become is WORDY)
D does not appear to have any issues...no IT problems, no idiomatic errors
E : that it will become is idiomatically wrong in this context
Let me know your thoughts....