Definition / Forklaring
Vi bruger because til at give en årsag og so til at give et resultat. De to idéer hænger sammen, men retningen er forskellig. I stayed home because I was ill starter med resultatet og giver derefter årsagen. I was ill, so I stayed home starter med årsagen og giver derefter resultatet. At lære kontrasten hjælper dig med at bygge klare og logiske sætninger.
Nøgleregler
- Brug because + reason: I stayed home because I was ill.
- Brug so + result: I was ill, so I stayed home.
- Because svarer på "Why?"
- So svarer på "What happened because of that?"
- Brug ikke begge i samme enkle sætningsmønster: ikke because..., so...
Eksempler
- I stayed home because I was ill. - Jeg blev hjemme, fordi jeg var syg.
- I was ill, so I stayed home. - Jeg var syg, så jeg blev hjemme.
- She was tired, so she went to bed early. - Hun var træt, så hun gik tidligt i seng.
- We took a taxi because it was late. - Vi tog en taxa, fordi det var sent.
- He didn't go out because he had work. - Han gik ikke ud, fordi han havde arbejde.
Almindelige fejl
- ❌ I stayed home because I was ill, so I rested. -> ✅ I stayed home because I was ill. / ✅ I was ill, so I stayed home.
- ❌ She went to bed early because so she was tired. -> ✅ She went to bed early because she was tired.
- ❌ We took a taxi so it was late. -> ✅ We took a taxi because it was late.