"因为堵车，所以我们迟到了。"

Translation: Because of the traffic, we are late.

[JJennings42]

I feel like "Because of the traffic, we were late" should be accepted here

[Keith_APP]

Yes.

[AbbyHo2]

Sentences shouldnt start with because

[AndrewLowe0]

Yes they can. It is fine just as long as they have a main clause to support within the sentence.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/can-you-start-a-sentence-with-because

[DeeCahyadi]

We are late because of the traffic jam.

[sagitta145]

"We arrived late because of the traffic" should be accepted too I think.

[RichardWrigley]

"We were late because of traffic," seems pretty good to me.

[elfinkaren]

Due to traffic congestion,we are late.

[fourthwall1]

The English sentence sounds wrong. "We are late because of the traffic", "We are late because of the traffic jam" was marked wrong as well. Should it not be correct?

[Ann55075]

We are late because of the traffic - accepted now

[IAmOnYourSide]

We were late due to traffic

[SovietPlayhouse]

Duolingo offered me the word "jams" in the word bank yet did not accept the sentence "Because of the traffic jams, we are late," despite "traffic jams" being provided as a definition for 堵车 . Surely, this should be accepted?

[Juliet730073]

There is a "了“ - it should accept we WERE late, or we ARRIVED late

[ErickLinn]

Because of the traffic JAM, we are late.

[RobertGoug6]

Duo, please read
I get that you CAN start a sentence with 'because' it just feels awkward. I would rather say 'we were late because of traffic.' I am a native speaker of English, but no master. I think a 'because/so' kind of sentence would have you choose one or the other as in 'there was traffic, so we were late' or 'we were late because there was traffic.' Again, it feels strange here.

[youarethebomb.ca]

Because there was traffic

[minpili]

traffic jam - better than simply traffic, as traffic can be light or heavy. It does not necessarily impede travel

[iamnezha]

"We are late due to traffic" is very natural

[George792719]

I think it should say "we arrived late" at the end since 到 really means arrive. That's what they have taught all the way along.

Putting and 'are' in is confusing since it is not an action verb, and there is no 'are' in the Chinese statement.

[xiaofeiha]

there is no need for "the" before "traffic"

[unhappyboy]

Why do you have 所以, if not going to use it?
Because of traffic "jams 堵车,"so we are late.

[CinnamonTe1]

因为...所以 is the Chinese way to describe cause and effect. In English, it is unnatural to use both "because" and "so" in a single sentence. You have to choose one or the other when translating into English.

"We were late because of the traffic."
"There was traffic so we were late."

[PhilipLe7]

Because of the traffic so we are late (should be OK)

[Elijah.Fung]

Because of the traffic jam ,so we are late 为什么还错呢

[Handrisuselo]

"Because of the traffic, we come late" is ALSO CORRECT.

[aizixin]

Sentences don't start with because

[AndrewLowe0]

Yes they can, it is common colloquial English.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/can-you-start-a-sentence-with-because