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USAGE
It rained heavily (reason). They cancelled the match (result)
+) At the beginning of a sentence:
Because of + Noun phrase (reason), Clause 2 (result)
Due to
Owing to
Thanks to
Because of the heavy rain, they cancelled the match.
Due to the heavy rain, they cancelled the match.
Owing to the heavy rain, they cancelled the match.
USAGE
It rained heavily (reason). They cancelled the match (result)
+) At the middle of a sentence:
Clause 1 (result) + because/ since/ as + Clause 2 (reason)
Clause 1 (result) + because of/ owing to/ due to/ thanks to + Noun (reason)
They cancelled the match because it rained heavily.
They cancelled the match due to the heavy rain
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