Subtitles section Play video
-
Hi! I'm Tim from BBC Learning English, and today I'm going to tell you about three useful words: because, as, and since.
-
These are all used to give reasons.
-
"Because" is more common than as or since, and we use it when we want to focus on the reason.
-
I'm tired because I didn't sleep very well.
-
When we want to give extra focus to the reason, we can put the because clause at the beginning of the sentence.
-
Because my bed is uncomfortable, I'm getting a bad back.
-
"As" and "since" are more formal than because, and we use them to focus on the result rather than the reason.
-
I hope Tom's brought that comic as I wanted to borrow it from him.
-
Noodles are popular since they're easy to cook.
-
We often use "as" and "since" clauses at the beginning of the sentence.
-
Just remember to add a comma.
-
So, as our minute is up, I'll finish recording this video.