LINKING WORDS : EXPRESSING REASON

LINKING WORDS : EXPRESSING REASON

Since, as, seeing that + clause often come before the main clause.

Since /Seeing that /As we arrived late, all the best seats had been taken.

Because + clause usually comes after the main clause.

We couldn’t find a good seat because all the best ones had been taken.
Our Arabic teacher came late because her car broke down.

Because of, as a result of, owing to and due to are followed by a noun or noun phrase.

We are unable to go by train because of the rail strike.
Our national football team couldn’t travel because of the bad weather.
The students have learnt a lot due to this new project.
Many of the deaths of older people are due to heart attacks.

Notice due to means: “ A ” is caused by “ B ” or “ A “ is resulting from “ B “.