English-because Of,due to, thanks to, owing to, as a result of, on account of resolution

Because of,due to, thanks to, owing to, as a the result of, on the account of, etc. can be used to express the reason, but its usage is different. The following is a sub-statement of its usage as follows:

1. Because of "because, because", the common language, more colloquial than other phrases, the composition of the phrase in the sentence is usually used as an adverbial, generally do not make table pragmatics, the following can be used nouns, pronouns, participle or what guide the noun clauses.
Eg. Sampras is likely to miss the US Open because of he back injury. Sampras may be absent from the US Open because of an injury in his backside. (After a sentence as an adverbial)
Because of my bad leg, I couldn ' t walk so fast as the others. Because my leg is broken, I can't walk as fast as the others. (Put the adverbial at the beginning of the sentence, but separate it from the other parts with commas)
Because of his wife's being There,i said nothing about it. I didn't mention anything about it because his wife was present. (-ing Word phrase)
He realized that she is crying because of what he had said. He realized she was crying because of the words he said. (After what clause)

2.due to "due to ... Cause ", the guiding phrase in the sentence in addition to the adverbial (at this time not used at the beginning of the sentence), but also can be used as a predicative or attributive. Some English speakers only use due to verb be as a predicative, but it is widely believed that due to is synonymous with owing to.
Eg.your failure is due to negligence. Your failure was caused by negligence.
A part of the wasted in machines due to friction. The
part of the energy is consumed by friction in the machine.
that Shelley became a poet might have been due to his mother ' s influence. Shelley became a poet may be due to the influence of the mother.
accidents due to driving at hi Speed were very common. There was a lot of traffic accidents on that weekend.
Joe's application to the University is not accepted due to his failing Chinese. Joe failed to declare that the university had not been admitted.
Note: Due to In addition to the reason, there is "should give, should belong to" meaning.
Eg. Our grateful thanks is due to you and express our heartfelt thanks to the

3.on account of the word "because", often followed by nouns.
Eg.we delayed our departure to the bad weather. We postponed the departure time because of the weather.
I ' m thinking of going-Qingdao for a fortnight, on account of my health. I am considering a two-month retreat in Qingdao for physical reasons.
Note: On My/your accoun for You (i) (for the sake of)
On This/that account due to this (that) reason
Eg. She thinks you "re leaving Aunt Ketty on his account. She thought you were going to leave aunt Katie for her sake.
On the This account, we should is cautious. We should be cautious because of this reason.
He is angry on the account. For that reason he was angry.

4.owing to elicit the prepositional phrase, in the sentence as adverbial or predicative, do adverbial, used to use commas and other parts of the sentence separate.
Eg. They decided to pospone the trip, owing to bad weather. They decided to postpone the journey because of the poor weather.
Owing to he careless driving, we had a bad accident. We had a big accident because of his careless driving.
(cf:the accident was due to his careless driving. The accident was due to careless driving.)

5.thanks to "due to or because of someone (something)", usually used in good terms, translated as "thanks to", but sometimes as an irony; a leading prepositional phrase can be placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.
Eg.the play succeeded thanks to fine acting by all the cast. The play was successful because of the outstanding performance of all the actors.
It was thanks to he carelessness that we lost the game. We lost the game because of his carelessness.
Thanks to your assist, we were successful. Thanks to your help, we have succeeded.
Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. Thanks to the unlucky weather, the game was canceled. (irony)
Note: Small thanks to be grateful
Eg. We were successful, but small thanks for you. We did it, but we didn't appreciate it at all.

6.as a results "result", which is commonly used in situations where there is a context (table cause).
As a result of ... "due to ... The result "can be placed at the beginning or end of a sentence."
Eg.he had some bad fish. As a result,he didn ' t feel well this morning. He ate some bad fish, so he felt uncomfortable this morning.
As a result of the flood,thousands of people lost their homes. Because of flood, thousands of people have lost their homes.

Exercise:

With because of, due to, owing to, thanks to, as a result (of), in account of the blanks:
1 I was well again, ___ the doctor.
2. Jobs is hard to get and, ___, more young people want to continue their education.
3. Over drugs has been removed from sale ___ Recent test.
4. ___ His youth, he is not a allowed to take the senior course.
5. That was ___ the lack of exercise.
6. The failure of the plan is in part _____ financial difficulties
7. Mistakes ___ carelessness may have serious consequence.
8. The wages ___ him'll be paid tomorrow.
9. _______ problems with the fuel system, the launch have been put back a week.
Ten. She won the peace Prize _____ Her courageous fight for democracy.

Reference Answer:

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English-because Of,due to, thanks to, owing to, as a result of, on account of resolution