42 Causal Clauses: Due to & Owing to

Causal Clauses express the cause or the reason of the main clause.

Due to and Owing to have similar meanings, they both introduce the reason of the action happening in the main clause.

Due to and Owing to share the following structure*:

• Result (Main clause) + Due to + noun/ -ing form;
• Result (Main clause) + Owing to + noun/ -ing form.

*Due to and Owing to can be used in the beginning of the sentence as long as they are followed by a noun.

• He couldn’t pass the course due to/owing to his low marks.
  Due to/owing to his low marks, he couldn’t pass the course.
• Owing to/due to breaking overhead projector, Mark was punished.
  Mark was punished owing to/due to breaking overhead projector.

Due to and Owing to are used to express reasons. They are followed by the reason of the situation indicated in the main clause.

They share similar meanings with “because of” and “on account of”.

Causal Clauses express the cause or the reason of the main clause.

Due to and Owing to have similar meanings, they are both followed by a reason. They share similar meanings with “because of” and “on account of”.

Due to and Owing to have the following structure:
Result (Main clause) + Due to + noun/ -ing form;
Result (Main clause) + Owing to + noun/ -ing form.

For example:
— “Due to his discriminatory behaviour, professor was fired. “ = Due to introduces the reason why professor was fired.
— “He doesn’t have a lifelong friend owing to his ambitions.” = Owing to explains the reason for his not having a lifelong friend.

NOTE: Due to and Owing to can be used in the beginning of the sentence as long as they are followed by a noun.

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