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Preposition phrases commonly used to express reasons

In English, we can not only use conjunctions "because", "because", "as" and "for" to connect clauses expressing "reasons", but also use some prepositional phrases to express reasons or reasons, which are richer in semantics and simpler in sentences. They are summarized as follows:

Because, because, for example:

I was late for class because of the rain.

I was late for class because of the rain.

Because of his bad legs, he can't walk as fast as others.

Because of his leg problem, he can't walk as fast as others.

I didn't say anything about it because his wife was present.

Because his wife was there, I didn't say anything about it.

Due to, for example:

1) The game was postponed because of rain.

The game was postponed because of the rain.

He made many mistakes because of carelessness.

The accident was caused by careless driving.

The accident was caused by careless driving.

3. Because because …, because … (more colloquial than because), for example:

The baseball game was interrupted by the shower.

The baseball game was suspended because of the heavy rain.

They decided to postpone their trip because of the weather change.

Because of the weather change, they decided to postpone their departure.

Because of …, for example:

The train was delayed because of the snow. The train was delayed because of the snow.

At first I hesitated because of the cost.

At first I hesitated because of the price.

For example, due to:

He was late because of the traffic jam.

He was late because of the traffic jam.

He didn't pass the exam because of his laziness. He failed in the exam because of laziness.

For reasons such as:

Because of his lameness, the young man can't play games.

The young man can't play this game because of his disability.

2) Due to poor organization, the plan failed.

The plan failed because of poor organization.

7. Thanks to …, because …, for example:

Thanks to his advice, I succeeded. Thanks to his advice, I succeeded.

Thanks to your help, I saved a lot of trouble. Thanks to your help, I saved a lot of trouble.

In terms of scores, in view of, for example:

He was rejected because of his bad manners. He was refused because of his bad manners.

The boy can't go to school because of poor health.

The boy can't go to school because of his poor health.

On the grounds of, for example:

He was dismissed for dereliction of duty. He was dismissed for dereliction of duty.

He was forgiven for being young.

He was forgiven for being young.

10.by/ By (text) by …, due to …, for example:

Thanks to his own efforts, he succeeded in the exam. Through his own efforts, he passed the exam.

He asked for a pension as a symbol of his long military service. He asked for a pension on the grounds that he had served in the army for many years. I hope it helps you. If you are satisfied, please adopt it. Thank you.