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because는 이유를, so는 결과를 이끕니다. 같은 내용이라도 초점과 문장 흐름이 달라집니다.
핵심 규칙
- because + reason
- so + result
- because는 "왜?"에 답한다.
- so는 "그래서 어떻게 됐나?"에 답한다.
- 단순문에서 **because..., so...**를 동시에 쓰지 않는다.
예문
- I stayed home because I was ill. - 아팠기 때문에 집에 있었습니다.
- I was ill, so I stayed home. - 아팠고 그래서 집에 있었습니다.
- She was tired, so she went to bed early. - 그녀는 피곤해서 일찍 잠자리에 들었습니다.
- We took a taxi because it was late. - 늦었기 때문에 택시를 탔습니다.
- He didn't go out because he had work. - 그는 일이 있어서 외출하지 않았습니다.
자주 하는 실수
- ❌ 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.