1. it is / was because ... that ...是强调句型(又称为分裂句),because ...是原因状语从句(被强调部分),在此句型中,because 不能改为as或者since,例如:
It was because she work hard that she passed the mid-term examination. 是因为她努力学习所以通过了期中考试。(摘自《新编英语句型句法全解》)
2. It is because ... 的 It 是主语,is 是系动词,because 引导表语从句。例如:
I think it’s because you’re doing too much .(摘自张道真主编《现代英语用法词典》修订版)
在这个句子中,I think 是主句,其余部分是宾语从句,而这个宾语从句本身又是一个复合句:it’s是主句,because you’re doing too much 表语从句。