Using "due to", "because of", "owing to"

[okap]

Hi everybody!!!!

I´ve a doubt with using “due to”, “owing to” and “because of”. I want to know if I can use after “due to” only a noun or if I can use a new sentence with subject and verb. For instance:

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s due to I have another exam at the same day.
I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s owing to I have another exam at the same day.
I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s because of I have another exam at the same day.

Which of these senteces is correct????

Thank you very much for your help.

[Soup]

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s due to I have another exam at the same day.


I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s owing to I have another exam at the same day.


I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s because of I have another exam at the same day.


Note, English is capitalized, and oral exam date doesn't require -'s.




Click here Because of and due to and here Because or Due to

[Snowcake]

Originally Posted by okap

Hi everybody!!!!

I´ve a doubt with using “due to”, “owing to” and “because of”. I want to know if I can use after “due to” only a noun or if I can use a new sentence with subject and verb. For instance:

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s due to I have another exam at the same day.

Try

(It's) because I have another exam ...

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s owing to I have another exam at the same day.

Try

.... oral exam date because / since / as I have another exam ...


I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s because of I have another exam at the same day.

Try

... because of another exam I take at the same day.

Which of these senteces is correct????

Thank you very much for your help.

Usually the structure is:

due to / because of / owing to something.



Thanks, Soup, for sharing the useful websites.

[okap]

Thanks for your help Soup and Snowcake.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by okap

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date. It´s because of I have another exam at the same day.

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change the date for my oral exam. It's because I have another exam on the same day.

(This one has been asked and answered about a million times. )

~R

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Soup

I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s due to I have another exam at the same day.


I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s owing to I have another exam at the same day.


I was talking with my english teacher because I wanted to change my oral exam´s date.
It´s because of I have another exam at the same day.


Note, English is capitalized, and oral exam date doesn't require -'s.




Click here Because of and due to and here Because or Due to

Excellent! What about "owing to"?

[Soup]

Originally Posted by RonBee

Excellent! What about "owing to"?

Click ...

due to, because of, owing to. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993

GrammarSnob Lesson: Due to/owing to/because of | WesPac | Securing America Community

Now is the future!: Due to, owing to, on account of, because of

Due to vs. Because of vs. Owing to - Practice Exercise

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Soup

Click ...

due to, because of, owing to. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993

GrammarSnob Lesson: Due to/owing to/because of | WesPac | Securing America Community

Now is the future!: Due to, owing to, on account of, because of

Due to vs. Because of vs. Owing to - Practice Exercise

Thanks a bunch!


Unfortunately, I do have a problem with your practice exercise. (I only got 62%!) For starters, I don't think "owing to" is even American English. Also, on the site it said: ""Owing to" is generally used instead of "because of" when negative news follows." My response to that is "Huh"?

[Soup]

Originally Posted by RonBee

... on the site it said: ""Owing to" is generally used instead of "because of" when negative news follows." My response to that is "Huh"?

It's like "as a consequence", which introduces bad news for someone concerned, right?

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Soup

It's like "as a consequence", which introduces bad news for someone concerned, right?

Yes, but I think the test maker is way too picky. If I say "due to" instead of "owing to" when the "right" answer is "owing to" then I get it wrong. As for "as a consequence", I can see using that. But that is because my American ears have some familiarity with that. (I got their point. I just didn't agree with it.) Because I got certain questions "wrong" that doesn't mean I am going to change my opinion about what to use when. (I have often done badly on tests based on British English.)