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Because, because of, due to, owing to

Gramtica inglesa: Expresiones de la causa. Because, because of, due to, owing
to.
Because - porque
Usamos, because antes de un sujeto y un verbo.

She went to bed early because she was tired. - Ella se fue a dormir
temprano porque estaba cansado.
We didnt go out because it was raining. - No salimos porque estaba
lloviendo.
She is studying Japanese because she wants to work in Japan. - Ella
estudia japons porque quiere trabajar en Japn.
Podemos usar because of delante de un sustantivo.

We didnt go out because of the rain. - No salimos a causa de la lluvia.

They arrived late because of the traffic. - Ellos llegaron tarde a causa del
trfico.

Nobody is going to recognize you because of your new look. - Nadie te va


a reconocer por su nuevo look.
Due to y owing to (debido a) son parecidos a because of en significados.

We drove slowly due to / because of the fog. - Conducimos despacio


debido a la niebla.
We couldnt swim in the sea due to / because of the big waves. - No
pudimos nadar en el mar debido a las fuertes olas.
Due to se puede colocar despus del verbo to be pero owing to no puede
utilizarse de esta manera.

The delay was due to bad weather. (The delay was owing to bad weather.) El retraso se debi al mal tiempo.
Her success is due to her determination. (Her success is owing to her
determination.) - Su xito se debe a su determinacin.

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