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Bill Indge explains the value of using ‘because’

Figure 1 Helicigona lapicida, a snail that may be found crawling over limestone rocks after rain. The standard way of dealing with scientific names such as this is to write it in full the first time. Afterwards, it can be abbreviated with the genus identified by its first letter, H. lapicida
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Because can be a really useful word in an A-level unit test. Add it to a sentence and an otherwise inadequate response becomes worth a mark. Use it sloppily though, perhaps when ‘and’ might have been more appropriate, and you may fail to gain credit. With these points in mind, this Upgrade concentrates on just one word — because.

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