Because of, due to, on account of, owing to and thanks to are connective prepositions that relate additional information to the main clause. Each may be followed by a noun phrase (NP) or gerund clause (Ger) that expresses (1) the cause —an act of nature or of man, or (2) the reasoning (human thought) for the effect stated in the main clause. a. due to b. because c. as d. since e. neither Answer: b 4. Keith lost his job due …. cutbacks in the department. a. for b. at c. to d. by e. either Answer: c 5. The increase in tropical storms in recent year has been …. global warming. a. put up with b. put down to c. set down to d. put to e. both Answer: a B. Read the following text We could use this phrase in the following ways: Dear Mrs. Locket, I’m so sorry for the late response. I hope you can forgive me, but I have the answer to your question now. Thank you for your time, The Water Company. Dear team, I’m so sorry for the late response. I had not seen this email pop up when it arrived. Jul 23, 2020. #2. 7M4SBQ said: Hello, everyone. I'm not sure whether I can use "owing to" or "due to" instead of "thanks to" in the sentence below. Would you give me some advice? The party was a success thanks to his help. All three choices are possible and would be correct, but I feel "thanks to" to be the most common expression in this context. Sentence Examples. Keighley Town grasped victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a brilliant last minute individual try from Man of the Match Neil Kennedy. Yes, the climate is extreme, but there is a definite autumn, winter, spring and summer thanks to the Gulf Stream, which washes the coastline. But, thanks to Heaney's artistic taxidermy Hello friends,In this video , I have tried to tell you the differences between DUE TO, OWING TO, BECAUSE OF, BECAUSE, FOR, DUE TO THE FACT THAT, ON ACCOUNT 当我们想用英语表达「因为」、「由于」的时候，最常用的就是because of 或是 due to 了。. 但是because of 跟due to还是有些许用法上的差异。. 以下说明due to跟because of的差异，赶快学起来，下次就不会再搞错了。. 1. due to 修饰名词，because of 修饰动词. (x) The crisis took nbFh0O.

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