Can you start an answer with 'Because' in an exam?

Hiya, one of my teachers recently said that it is grammatically incorrect to start a sentence answer with 'Because' and I agree with her, but I usually use it to start off an answer for an 'Explain' question. It makes it easier and quicker to write an answer which gets me through a paper quicker. Should I start off my answers with: "I think that..." or, "One of the reasons why..."?

Reply 1

Erdsa

i mean ive used because all my life and im fine lmao, maybe no for subects like english and history, but its perfectly fine for sciences

Reply 2

_gcx

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It is a fallacy you can't start a sentence with because. It's perfectly fine.

You could say for example "Because of blah being blah, we would have y happening". (if this is for a science)

Not a good idea to say "I think that". Generally you should avoid the first person.