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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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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.

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.

We drove slowly due to the fog. - Conducimos despacio debido a la niebla.

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