Cause:Because of | + Noun |
Due to | |
Owing to | |
Thanks to (in positive situations) |
because | Subject + Verb |
since | |
as | |
for |
Examples:
- The police arrested him because he broke into a bank.
- The police arrested him since he broke into a bank.
- She can't read the letter as she is illiterate.
- He can't run fast for he is too fat.
- Owing to his intelligence, he managed to solve the problem.
- Due to the bad weather, they didn't go for a picnic.
- Because of the heavy rain, they stayed in the hotel.
You can also express cause and effect as follows:
- The cause of …is…
- …is caused by / is due to …
- Thanks to ...
Examples:
The cause of | global warming | is pollution. |
Global warming | is caused by | pollution. |
is due to |
Thanks to Thanks to | his hard work, his intelligence, | he passed the exam. he managed to find the solution to that math problem. |
Owing to and due to are used interchangeably by native speakers although some state that there is a difference.a. Due to:
If you can use caused by then you can also use due to:
Example:"The cancellation of the flight was due to (caused by) heavy rain."
b. Owing to:
If you can use because of then you should use owing to rather than due to:
Example:"The flight was cancelled owing to (because of) heavy fog."
Effect:- Consequently
- Therefore
- As a consequence
- As a result
- For this reason
- Thus
- Because of this
- Hence
- So
Examples:- John made a rude comment, so Elise hit him.
- She failed her exams and was consequently unable to start her studies at college.
- There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting.
- We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.
- Yesterday there was a gas explosion. Because of this, several homes burned down.