D05
core
Relations
Logical relations
Cause Link
Why did it happen? What caused it?
basic
Causal clause
Cause phrase
Because
Due to
含义
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
如何识别
Ask what made the event happen.
示例
单词
because|since|due to|therefore
短语
because of the rain|since I was tired
句子
We stayed home because it was raining.
Visual guide
Basic shape
CAUSE → EVENT/STATE rain → stayed home We stayed home because it rained. Ask: Why did it happen?
Compare shape
Same cause link, different grammar: EVENT because CAUSE because CAUSE, EVENT EVENT due to CAUSE CAUSE-marker → EVENT All answer: Why?
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Cause is commonly expressed with 因为 and often paired with 所以, though context can also carry the relation.
因为下雨，所以我没去。
yīnwèi xiàyǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù = because rain, so I not go
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
strong
学习难度
英语用 because、since、as、due to、because of 等连接词或短语来说明原因。
I stayed home because it rained.
because it rained = 原因，说明“我待在家里”的原因是下雨
常见易错点
学习者可能过度使用 because，或混淆 because、because of 和 due to 的用法。
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.