keannu
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Can "because of" have a clause as a object? Doesn't it have to be "because who he is"? I think this wouldn't make sense.
[SUP]7)[/SUP]Let me tell you something. I came here [SUP]2)[/SUP]to win a trophy. I will do my best to win a trophy. It's for the pride of being the best. [SUP]3)[/SUP]That's why I do this. If Francis [SUP]4)[/SUP]wins tomorrow, it's because he is the best. [SUP]5)[/SUP]Not because who his father is, not because how much money he's got, but because of who he is! (Northcliffe stays silent.)
[SUP]7)[/SUP]Let me tell you something. I came here [SUP]2)[/SUP]to win a trophy. I will do my best to win a trophy. It's for the pride of being the best. [SUP]3)[/SUP]That's why I do this. If Francis [SUP]4)[/SUP]wins tomorrow, it's because he is the best. [SUP]5)[/SUP]Not because who his father is, not because how much money he's got, but because of who he is! (Northcliffe stays silent.)