Question

He was sentenced to death ________ what he had stolen from the bank．

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A．that

B．since

C．because

D．because of

Answer 1

答案：D
提示：

句意：“因为他从银行偷窃，他被判处了死刑。”一般说来，because作为从属连词，用以引导原因状语从句时，其后应是一个不含有引导词的句子，而不能是what引导的从句。另一方面，本题中的what he had stolen＝the thing(s)that he had stolen, 也就是说，这个what从句从本质上说，它相当于一个名词，所以此题应选because of。