I was doing my homework but I'm stuck at this exercise.
The instructions say: Complete these sencences:
“Don’t be fool; the dog’s dancing was … the extremely hot pavement.” (for me it's due to)
“I came home earlier yesterday … I was too tired.” (for me it's because)
“It can’t be played ... infringements.” (for me it's because of)
"Royal Jelly is used … its natural healing properties". (for me it's because of)
“ … all of this, their freezer would be filled with ice cream and joy for years!” (for me it's because of)
“… the storm, this Easter we won’t have our picnic.” (for me it's because of)
“The damage was … the lack of motor oil.” (for me it's due to)
“Dialects in Italy vary …few kilometres of distance.”
“It seems they lost the match … the quarterback’s illness.” (for me it's because of)
“We can’t buy any ticket now … they’re sold out.” (for me it's because)
“I didn’t buy the eggs … you forgot to write it on the list!” (for me it's because)
“I’m not going on holydays … incoming taxes to pay.” (for me it's because of)
“We didn’t go out … the strike.” (for me it's because of)
“If I am still alive that is … him.” (for me it's because of)
“…. the bad weather, they can’t deliver until Monday! ” (for me it's because of)
The options are:
due to/on account of/because of/because/owing to.
I knew that "due to" as an adjective is mainly used after the verb "be" in sentences like "The cancellation of the concert was due to a heavy thunderstorm" whereas the others are prepositional phrases so the same sentence would be "The concert was cancelled owing to/on account of/because of a heavy thunderstorm".
But I'm a bit confused which one should I pick? Am I wrong about their usages?
Thanks in advance
The instructions say: Complete these sencences:
“Don’t be fool; the dog’s dancing was … the extremely hot pavement.” (for me it's due to)
“I came home earlier yesterday … I was too tired.” (for me it's because)
“It can’t be played ... infringements.” (for me it's because of)
"Royal Jelly is used … its natural healing properties". (for me it's because of)
“ … all of this, their freezer would be filled with ice cream and joy for years!” (for me it's because of)
“… the storm, this Easter we won’t have our picnic.” (for me it's because of)
“The damage was … the lack of motor oil.” (for me it's due to)
“Dialects in Italy vary …few kilometres of distance.”
“It seems they lost the match … the quarterback’s illness.” (for me it's because of)
“We can’t buy any ticket now … they’re sold out.” (for me it's because)
“I didn’t buy the eggs … you forgot to write it on the list!” (for me it's because)
“I’m not going on holydays … incoming taxes to pay.” (for me it's because of)
“We didn’t go out … the strike.” (for me it's because of)
“If I am still alive that is … him.” (for me it's because of)
“…. the bad weather, they can’t deliver until Monday! ” (for me it's because of)
The options are:
due to/on account of/because of/because/owing to.
I knew that "due to" as an adjective is mainly used after the verb "be" in sentences like "The cancellation of the concert was due to a heavy thunderstorm" whereas the others are prepositional phrases so the same sentence would be "The concert was cancelled owing to/on account of/because of a heavy thunderstorm".
But I'm a bit confused which one should I pick? Am I wrong about their usages?
Thanks in advance
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